American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... heat of the blow - pipe ; but when mixed with borax gives to it a yel- lowish red colour . Its solution in acids is of a green colour . It occurs generally with kupfer - nickel , or with certain co- balt ores . It is also contained in ...
... heat of the blow - pipe ; but when mixed with borax gives to it a yel- lowish red colour . Its solution in acids is of a green colour . It occurs generally with kupfer - nickel , or with certain co- balt ores . It is also contained in ...
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... heat , or by heating it with oxymuriatic acid . It ap- pears , therefore , to be too highly oxydiz . ed to be capable of directly combining with any of the acids . According to Rich . ter , oxide of nickle is reduced by heat alone ; and ...
... heat , or by heating it with oxymuriatic acid . It ap- pears , therefore , to be too highly oxydiz . ed to be capable of directly combining with any of the acids . According to Rich . ter , oxide of nickle is reduced by heat alone ; and ...
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... heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which the most important is the ni- trate of potash , or nitre : this salt , known also by the name of salt - petre , is produced naturally in considerable quan ...
... heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which the most important is the ni- trate of potash , or nitre : this salt , known also by the name of salt - petre , is produced naturally in considerable quan ...
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... heat , and an open , but not too free , communication with dry at- mospheric air . When these circum- stances ... heat it melts , and congeals by cooling into an opaque mass , which has been called mineral crys- tal . Whenever it melts ...
... heat , and an open , but not too free , communication with dry at- mospheric air . When these circum- stances ... heat it melts , and congeals by cooling into an opaque mass , which has been called mineral crys- tal . Whenever it melts ...
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... heat , the sul- phur and potash form a sulphuret , which is combustible at a lower heat probably than even sulphur . Sulphurated hydro- gen gas , azotic gas , and perhaps also sul- phurous acid gas , are disengaged almost ...
... heat , the sul- phur and potash form a sulphuret , which is combustible at a lower heat probably than even sulphur . Sulphurated hydro- gen gas , azotic gas , and perhaps also sul- phurous acid gas , are disengaged almost ...
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