A new system of chemical philosophy, Volume 2, Part 1Dalton, John
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A new system of chemical philosophy, Volume 2, Part 1
Dalton, John
Atomic theory; Chemistry, Inorganic
Deutoxide of Lead 104
Protosulphurets of
Lead and Silver 104
Nitrate of Barytes 113
Protoxide of Mercury 174?
Deutoxide of Mercury 181?
Protosulphuret of Mercury 181
Alum 277
ADDENDA.
STEEL.--Since writing the article at page 214, I have had an
opportunity of analysing the crystalline steel, formed by Mr.
Macintosh’s process of cementation by means of coal gas. I dissolved
21 grains of this steel in sulphuric acid, with only a very slight
excess of acid. The whole was dissolved except about ⅒ of a grain of
silvery-like particles. The gas obtained amounted to 29.6 cubic inches.
It yielded no trace of carbonic acid. When fired with oxygen it yielded
3 per cent. upon the volume of hydrogen of carbonic acid; and this
arose, as I ascertained, from the hydrogen containing 3 per cent of
carburetted hydrogen gas: it contained no carbonic oxide. Supposing the
carbone to have been combined with the iron, it would amount only to
about ⅝ of a grain, to 100 grains of iron. Whether such a quantity can
be deemed an essential or an accidental ingredient of steel, may be a
subject of consideration.
_By a mistake of the Printer, the following paragraphs were omitted
after page 308._
EXAMPLE.
According to the following values of the different specific gravities,
(of the accuracy of some of which there may be doubts) and referring
to my essay on oil gas (Manchester Memoirs, Vol. 4, new series, page
79,) we may take the oil gas, which, when the incombustible portion was
abstracted would be nearly .812 sp. gravity, and
100 pure gas give 152 carb. acid and take 248 oxygen;
Here _w_ = 100, _a_ = 152, _g_ = 248, _S_ = 1.458, ∫ = .555, _c_ = .972
_s_ = .0694 and _C_ = .812. The value of _u_ reduces to the following
form;
_u_ = 4.7916_a_ - 1⅔_g_ + 1.875_w_ - 6_C__w_
-------------------------------------------- = 24.5
.625
hydrogen per cent. of pure combustible gas.
Hence we have 75.5 volumes left for the 3 other ingredients = _w_ of
the formula; and abstracting 12 + from the oxygen on account of the
hydrogen, _g_ = 236, and _a_ = 152 as above.
Whence _x_ = Superolefiant = 38¼
_y_ = Carb. hydrg. = 30.2
and _z_ = Carb. oxide = 7+
-----
75.5
These results differ considerably from those deduced in the above
essay; probably in part from errors in the above estimates of the
specific gravities of one or more of the gases.
EXPANSION OF LIQUIDS BY HEAT.
I am not aware of any particular labour that has recently been given
to the enquiry how far pure liquids accord with each other in the law
which I announced as derived from the experiments on water and mercury,
and corroborated by those upon several other liquids. See Vol. 1, Table
of temperature, page 14; also page 36, and following.
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