A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar

A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar

[Pg 30] [Pg 74] [Pg 103] [Pg 122] [Pg 192] [Pg 240] [Pg 264] [Pg 317] [Pg 349] [Pg 419] [Pg 426] Acetic Acid, commonly called Distilled Vinegar. Citric commonly called Juice of Lemons. Nitric commonly called Aqua Fortis. Oxalic commonly called Salt of Lemons. Sulphuric commonly called Oil of Vitriol. Sulphate of Lime called Plaster of Paris. Sulphate of Magnesia called Epsom Salts. Sulphate of Soda called Glauber Salts. Sulphate ofZinc called White Vitriol. Nitrate of Silver called Lunar Caustic. Acetate of Copper called Verdigris. Muriate of Soda called Table Salt. Tartrate of Potash called Tartar Emetic. Carbonate of Ammonia called Smelling Salts. Carbonate of Lime called Chalk, Marble, &c. Super-acetate of Lead called Sugar of Lead. Oxide of Lead called Goulard. Sublimates are chemical preparations, the basis of which is quicksilver. In corrosive sublimates, the quicksilver is extinguished, either by vitriol, potters clay, or some other ingredient. Sublimation is a similar process to distillation; only solids (such as metals) are employed, instead of liquids. Thus the fine blue used by painters is a sublimate, and made thus:Take 2 parts of quicksilver, 3 flower of brimstone, 8 sal ammoniac; and (having ground them) put them with the quicksilver into a glass retort, luted at the bottom; place the retort in a sand-heat; and (when the moisture is given off) you will have a splendid blue sublimate for painting. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 40652
Author: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Release Date: Sep 3, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English