- N
- Neutralization, example of, 4
- ——, explanation of, 3
- Niagara, 101
- Nitre, 29
- —— pots, 14
- Nitric acid, 30
- —— ——, from air, 40
- —— ——, importance of, 28
- —— —— manufacture of, 30
- —— ——, properties, 31
- —— ——, red fuming, 31
- —— oxide, 16
- Nitrogen cycle, 37
- ——, fixation of, 100
- —— peroxide, 16
- Nitroglycerine, 34
- P
- Palmitin, 78
- Pearls, 51
- Peregrine Phillips, 21
- Philosopher’s stone, 2
- Phosphoric acid, 57
- Plaster of Paris, 27
- Potash, caustic, 97
- ——, mild, 93
- Potassium, 95
- —— bicarbonate, 94
- —— nitrate, 29
- Propellants, 33
- Prussian blue, 25
- Pyrites burners, 14
- Pyroligneous acid, 73
- S
- Sal ammoniac, 99
- —— prunella, 29
- Salt cake, 84
- ——, common, 47
- ——, formation of a, 4
- Saltpetre, 29
- Salts, from carbonates, 5
- ——, from oxides, 5
- ——, from metals, 4
- ——, insoluble, 6
- Sandstone, artificial, 66
- Saponification, 79
- Schweinfurt green, 27
- Shells, egg, 51
- ——, oyster, 51
- Silica, 61
- —— ware, 62
- Silicic acid, 62
- Silver bromide, 48
- —— chloride, 48
- —— iodide, 48
- —— nitrate, 28
- —— sand, 61
- Soap, hard, 79
- ——, soft, 79
- Soda, baking, 88
- ——, bicarbonate of, 6, 88
- ——, bread, 88
- ——, caustic, 96
- ——, mild, 80
- ——, natural, 82
- ——, washing, 3, 5, 81
- —— water, 49
- Sodium, 95
- —— nitrate, 29
- —— sulphate, 27
- Soil bacteria, 38
- Solvay process, 90
- Sorrel, salts of, 77
- Spent oxide, 11
- Stalactite, 53
- Stalagmite, 53
- Stearin, 78
- —— candles, 79
- Stone ammonia, 99
- Suffioni, 60
- Sulphur, 11
- —— dioxide, 11
- —— trioxide, prep. of, 19
- Sulphuric acid, properties, 20, 24
- —— anhydride, 21
- Sulphurous acid, 11
- Superphosphate, 57
- V
- Verdigris, 74
- Vert de Montpellier, 74
- Vinegar, 68
- ——, malt, 70
- ——, wine, 70
- Vitriol, blue, 5
- ——, nitrated, 16
- ——, oil of, 12
- W
- Ward, Dr., 12
- Water, hard, 53
- ——, soft, 53
- ——, softening of, 54
- Wood ashes, source of potash, 3
- —— ——, used as soap, 2
- Z
- Zinc chloride, 5
THE END
Footnotes
[1]An anhydride is a substance which unites with water to
form an acid.
[2]See Frontispiece.
[3]Now £13 a ton.
[4]Basic lead carbonate.
[5]An electron is probably an “atom” of negative electricity
detached from matter.
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Transcriber’s Notes
- Silently corrected several palpable typographical errors.
- Retained publication information from the original source.
- In the text versions, included italicized text in _underscores_.