 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1808 - 472 pages
...into contact with a drop of water at common temperatures, it decomposes it with great violence, an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...flame, and a solution of pure potash is the result. In experiments of this kind, an appearance often occurs similar to that produced by the combustion... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1808 - 476 pages
...into contact with a drop of water at common temperatures, it decomposes it with great violence, an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...flame, and a solution of pure potash is the result. la experiments of this kind, an appearance often occurs similar to that produced by the combustion... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...and muriate of potash is formed. When thrown upoa water, it decomposes it with great violence, and an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...When a globule is placed upon ice, not even the solid term of the two substances can prevent their union ; for it instantly burns with a bright flame, and... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), Sir Humphry Davy - Chemistry - 1809 - 434 pages
...brought into contact with a drop of water at common temperature, it decomposes it with great violence, uc instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...flame, and a solution of pure potash is the result. Jn experiments of this kind, an appearance pften occurs similar to that produced by the combustion... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 542 pages
...POTASH. " 5. If a globule of potasium be thrown upon water, it decomposes it with great violence: an instantaneous EXPLOSION is PRODUCED with brilliant...flame, AND a solution of PURE POTASH is THE RESULT. " 6. If a similar globule be placed upon ice, it will spontaneously BURN with a bright flame, AUD PERFORATE... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Chemistry - 1814 - 432 pages
...brought into contact with a drop of water at common temperature, it decomposes it with great violence, an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...flame, and a solution of pure potash is the result. In experiments of this kind, an appearance often occurs similar to that produced by the combustion... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Chemistry - 1818 - 730 pages
...potassium detaches more than a cuhic inch of hydrogen gas. If a globule of potassium be placed on ice, it instantly burns with a bright flame ; and a deep hole is made in the ice, filled with the fluid, which is found to be a solution of potass. The production of alkali, by the... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 378 pages
...and muriate of potash is formed. When thrown upon water, it decomposes it with great violence, and an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...; for it instantly burns with a bright flame, and u deep hole is made in the ice, which is found to contain a solution of potash. When a globule is dropped... | |
 | William Henry - Chemistry - 1819 - 440 pages
...ascends, • like the phosphureted hydrogen gas. If a globule of the base of potash be placed on ice, it instantly , burns with a bright flame, and a deep hole is made in the, ice filled with a fluid which is found to be a solution of potash. When water is made to act on the base... | |
 | J S. Forsyth - 1828 - 394 pages
...potash. 38. If a globule of potassium be thrown upon water, it decomposes it with great violence : an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant...flame, and a solution of pure potash is the result. 39. If a similar globule be placed upon ice, it will spontaneously burn with a bright flame, and perforate... | |
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... it decomposes it with great violence, an instantaneous explosion is produced with brilliant flame, and a solution of pure potash is the result. 
