Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 110
glasstube a mixture of chlorate of potash and the bi-oxide ofmanganese. Oxygen is contained in water, but it is also CHEMISTRY WITHOUT A LAEORATORV. 93 contained in air; it supports the respiration of animalsand the combustion of burning substances. After wehave warmed our glass tube for a while we… … Fis- 77-—Preparation of Oxygen, To prepare hydrogen gas—another of the constitutionalelements of water^we must decompose the water by ametal, such as zinc or iron, under the action of sulphuricacid. \Procure a glass vessel with three tubes, which canbe closed with corks. One of these is furnished…
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