Volume 1

Elements of chemistry, in a new systematic order, containing all the modern discoveries. ... / by Mr. Lavoisier. Translated from the French by Robert Kerr.

  • Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794.
Date:
1802
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    with refpeft to folubility, and t’ne malic acid is in the middle degree of faturation between the oxalic and acet.ous acids. With this, as with ail the acids, the metals require to be oxydated pre- vious to folution. The older chemifts knew hardly any of the faits formed by the combinations of acetous acid with the falifiable bafes, except the acetites of potafh, foda, ammoniac, copper, and lead. Mr Cadet difcovered the acetite of arfenic * ; Mr Wenzel, and the Dijon academicians, Mr de Laf- fone and Mr Prouft, made us acquainted with the properties of the other acetites. Fromthe property which acetite of potafh pofTefTes, of gi- ving out ammoniac in diftillation, there is fome reafon to fuppofe, that befides carbon and hydro- gen, the acetous radical contains a fmall propor- tion of azot ; though it is not impoffible but the above produ&ion of ammoniac may be occafion- ed by the decompoûtion of the potafh. Table *- S^vans Etrangers, Vol. III.