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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... acid disengages from them fumes which have the odour of ni- tric acid when heated with muriatic acid , oxymuriatic acid is driven off : they are decomposed by heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which ...
... acid disengages from them fumes which have the odour of ni- tric acid when heated with muriatic acid , oxymuriatic acid is driven off : they are decomposed by heat , and yield at first oxygen gas . There are twelve nitrates , of which ...
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... acid gas , are disengaged almost instantaneously . It is to the sudden ac- tion of these on the surrounding air that ... muriatic , from the impurity of the nitrate employed . If the former , a solution of nitrate of barytes will occasion ...
... acid gas , are disengaged almost instantaneously . It is to the sudden ac- tion of these on the surrounding air that ... muriatic , from the impurity of the nitrate employed . If the former , a solution of nitrate of barytes will occasion ...
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... acid still holds in solution more or less nitrous gas , it is not , in fact ... muriatic acids , by the name of aqua fortis . This is generally prepared by ... acid ; the other simply aqua fortis , which is half the strength of the double ...
... acid still holds in solution more or less nitrous gas , it is not , in fact ... muriatic acids , by the name of aqua fortis . This is generally prepared by ... acid ; the other simply aqua fortis , which is half the strength of the double ...
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... muriatic acid is the most proper sol- vent . A given weight of the ore may be digested with this acid , as long as it ex- tracts any thing . The solution is to be evaporated to dryness , in order to expel the excess of acid , and ...
... muriatic acid is the most proper sol- vent . A given weight of the ore may be digested with this acid , as long as it ex- tracts any thing . The solution is to be evaporated to dryness , in order to expel the excess of acid , and ...
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... muriatic acid , which will throw down an oxide of tin . Let this be redissolved by an excess of muri- atic acid ; again precipitated by carbon- ate of soda ; and being dried and weigh- ed , let it , after lixiviation , be once more ...
... muriatic acid , which will throw down an oxide of tin . Let this be redissolved by an excess of muri- atic acid ; again precipitated by carbon- ate of soda ; and being dried and weigh- ed , let it , after lixiviation , be once more ...
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