: TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE- Hydrated Aluminum Chloride 212
- Anhydrous Aluminum Bromide 213
Experiments 216
Acid strength of boric acid. Amphoteric substances. Acid and
basic strength of aluminum hydroxide. Hydrolysis of aluminum
carbonate.
General Questions VI 219
CHAPTER VII. HEAVY METALS OP GROUPS I AND II
Preparations 220- Crystallized Copper Sulphate from Copper Turnings 220
- Cuprous Chloride 222
- Cuprous Oxide 225
- Ammonio-Copper Sulphate 227
- Zinc Oxide 229
- Mercurous Nitrate 232
- Mercuric Nitrate 233
- Mercuric Sulphocyanate 234
Experiments 236
Stability of carbonates. Hydrolysis of salts. Hydroxides. Basic
strength of silver oxide. Ammoniates. Complex negative ions.
Sulphides. Electromotive series.
General Questions VII 240
CHAPTER VIII. THE OXY-ACIDS AND SALTS OF THE NON-METALS
Preparations 242- Potassium Bromate and Potassium Bromide 243
- Potassium Chlorate 246
- Potassium Iodate 248
- Iodic Acid; Iodine Pentoxide 249
39. Potassium Perchlorate 251 - Sodium Thiosulphate 252
Experiments 255
Hypochlorites. Hypobromites. Chlorates and bromates. Bromic
and iodic acids. Properties of potassium chlorate. Reduction of
iodic acid. Sulphur dioxide. Sulphurous acid. Reducing action
of sulphurous acid. Oxidizing action of sulphur dioxide and sul-
phurous acid. Dehydrating action of sulphuric acid. Oxidizing
action of sulphuric acid. Nitric acid as an oxidizing agent. Nitrous
acid. Reducing action of nitrous acid.