The early history of chlorine : papers / by Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1774), C.L. Berthollet (1785), Guyton de Morveau (1787), J.L. Gay-Lussac and L. J. Thenard (1809).

Date:
1905
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Credit: The early history of chlorine : papers / by Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1774), C.L. Berthollet (1785), Guyton de Morveau (1787), J.L. Gay-Lussac and L. J. Thenard (1809). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ABSTRACT Of the Memoirs read at the National Institute, from the 7th March 1808 to the 27th Feb- ruary 1809.* By MM. Gay-Lussac and Thenard. ***** In our sixth memoir (Institute, 9th January 1809) we endeavour to obtain fluoric acid perfectly pure in order to isolate its radical and re-compose the acid. These researches lead us to a great number of new results, of which some are very remarkable, and give rise to our eighth memoir, which was read on the 27 th February at the Institute, and has for its object the nature and com- parative properties of oxy-muriatic acid gas and muriatic acid. ***** Properties of the metal of potash. ***** We have also examined the action of the metal of potash on muriatic gas. At the ordinary temperature this action is very slow; but as soon as the metal is fused there is combustion with disengagement of light, and there result muriate of potash and hydrogen gas : as the * [Translated from “Memoires de Physique et de Chimie, de la Societe d’Arcueil,” tome ii. Paris, 1809. Pp. 295, 298, 307, 308, 320, 321, 339-358.]