Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 111
ndwater ; another tube is furnished with a removable tubewith a fine point, through which the hydrogen gas 94 CHEMISTRY WITHOUT A LABORATORY. escapes. The glass vessel is half filled with zinc filings.When the sulphuric acid and water come in contact withthe zinc filings an effervescence due to the… … Fig. 78.—Iron Filings burning in a Jet of Air. mixture. When the air has been withdrawn the hydrogen.gas can be lighted at the extremity of the tube. Hydrogen is a combustible gas ; oxygen is a supporterof combustion. The latter is the active constituent of theair, and by its aid iron filings can…
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