This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: ...prime 92= fSene 7 $ I P C element' k Chlorine 1 prime ) (c) Nitrate of Potash--Nitre.--This abundant natural product, which is procured from lixiviation of certain soils, maybe formed by neutralizing nitric acid with potash, and subsequent evaporation. Nitrate of potash crystallizes in six sided prisms with dihedral ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: ...prime 92= fSene 7 $ I P C element' k Chlorine 1 prime ) (c) Nitrate of Potash--Nitre.--This abundant natural product, which is procured from lixiviation of certain soils, maybe formed by neutralizing nitric acid with potash, and subsequent evaporation. Nitrate of potash crystallizes in six sided prisms with dihedral summits; it has a sharp, peculiar, cooling taste. When exposed to heat it fuses, and oxygene gas is evolved; it is entirely decomposed by a strong white heat, and dry potash remains. One pound of nitre will afford 12000 cubic inches of oxygene gas sufficiently pure for common experiments. Nitre is rapidly decomposed at a red heat by charcoal, sulphur and phosphorus. It is from the violent action of charcoal and sulphur on nitre, that its use in the manufacture of gun powder depends. Gun powder is an intimate mixture of these substances in certain proportions. Nitre is of extensive use in some chymical arts and manufactures; it is the source from which is procured nitric acid, and it is employed in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It consists of It will be seen on comparing their ultimate elements, that this salt and chlorate of potash do not differ, excepting that one contains one prime of nitrogene, the other one prime of chlorine. It is found native in Georgia (cornelius, ) and in Kentucky and Ohio. (cleaveland.) (d) Sulphate of potash. This salt, which is a residuum of many processes in the chymical arts, may be obtained by neutralizing sulphuric acid with potash. It crystallizes in short hexangular prisms, terminated by six sided pyramids. It is of a bitter taste and difficult solubility. It is fused by heat, but not decomposed, unless heated with charcoal, when sulphuret of potassium is formed. It is composed of 1 prime 48= TM - ) sul...
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