Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 316
l Secrion of shot tower. CHROMIUM. 149 the latter with a coating of zinc in a bath is somewhatanalogous to electro-plating. The metal is largely usedas the positive element in galvanic batteries, and for theproduction of hydrogen in the laboratory. Zinc forms oneoxide (ZnO), used for zinc-white.… … Preparing lead for bullets. Chromium. This metallic element is almost un-known in the metallic state. But although little known,the beautiful colours of its compounds make it a veryinteresting study. The very name leads one to expectsomething different to the other metals—chroma, colour.The metal…
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