Conversations on chymistry : in which the elements of that science are familiarly explained and illustrated by experiments and plates, from the last London edition.

  • Marcet, Mrs. (Jane Haldimand), 1769-1858.
Date:
1809
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    2, 3, 4, or more Bodies. 4- Produces a Change of Temperature. 5. The Properties that characterize Bodies in their feparate State, dertroyed by Combination. 6. The Force of Attraaion efti mated by that which is required by the Separation of the Constituents* 7. Bodies have amongft themselves differ' ut Degrees of Attraction. Of fimp!e elective and double elective Attraaions. Of quiefcent and divellent Forces. CONVERSATION XIII. - - 225 On Compound Bodies. Of the fimpleft Clafs of Compounds. Of the various Combinations of Oxygen. Of the undecompounded Acids. Of the Clarification of Acids, lft Cljfs, Acids of fimple and known Radicals. 2d. Clafs, Acids of unknown Radicals. 3d Clafs, Acids of double Radicals. Of the Decompofition of Acids of the firft Clafs by combuftible Bodies. CONVERSATION XIV. - - 233 On the Combinations of Oxygen ivitb Sulbkur and tvitb Pbcfpborus ; sr.d of the Su/pbats and Pbofphats. Of the Sulphuric Acid. Combuftion of Animal or Vegetable Bodies by this Acid. Method of preparing it. The Sulphurous Acid ob- tained in the form of Gas. May be obtained from Suipburic Acid. May be reduced to Sulphur. Is abforbable by Water. Deftroys Vegetable Colours. Oxyd of Sulphur. Of Salts in general. Sulphats. Sulphat of Potato, or Sal Polychreft. Cold produced by the melting of Salts. Sulphat of Soda, or Glauber's Salt. Heat evolved during the Formation of Salts. Cry-iUll^atioi) of Salts. Water of Cryftallization. Effiorefcence and Deiiquefcence of Salts. Sulphat of Lime. Gypfum or PUifter of Paris, Sulphat of Mag- neua. Sulphat of Alumine, or Alum. Sulphat of Iron. Of Ink. Of the Phofphoric and Phofphorous Acids. Phofphoius »btained from Bones. Phofohat of Lime. CONVERSATION XV. - - 245 On the Combinations of Oxygen ivltb Nitrogen and loilb Carbont; and of tbe Nitrats and Carbonats* Nitrogen fufceptible of various Degrees of Acidification. Of the Nitric Acid. Its Nature and Compofiti ;n difcovered by Mr. Ca- vendito. Obtained from Nitrat of potato. Aqua Fort'is. Nitric Acid may be converted into Nitrous Acid. Nitric Oxyd Gas. Its Converfion into Nitrous Acid Gas. Ufed as an Eudiometrical Teft. Gafeous Oxyd of Nitrogen, or exhilerating Gas, obtained from Nitrat of Ammonia. Its fingular Effects on being refpired.—. Nitrats. Of Nitrat of Potato, Nitre or Saltpetre. Of Gunpow- der. Caufts of Detonation. Decompofition of Nitre. Deflagra- tion. Nitrat of Ammonia. Nitrat of Silver. Of the Carbonic Acid. Formed by the combuftion of Carbone. Conftitutes a component Part of the Atmofphere. Exhaled in fome Caverns. Grotto del Cane. Great Weight of this Gas. Procured from calcareous Stones by Sulphuric Acid. Deleterious effects of this Gas when refpired. Sources which keep up a Supply of this Gas u» the Atmofphere. Its effects on Vegetation. Of the Carbonats itf Lime, Marble, Chalk, Shells, Spars, and c*lcare(ms Sb