 | 1872 - 1120 pages
...that carbonic acid is the agent which determines the oxidation of iron, I am justified in assuming that it is the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, and not its oxygen or aqueous vapour, which determines the oxidation of iron in common air.* Although this... | |
 | 1871 - 694 pages
...that carbonic acid is the agent which determines the oxidation of iron, and justify me in assuming that it is the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, and not its oxygen or its aqueous vapor, which determines the oxidation of iron in common air. Although this... | |
 | 1870 - 588 pages
...No oxidation. Blades in moist carbonic acid. — Slight incrustation of a while colour. Out of six experiments, two did not give this result. Blades...and oxygen. — Most rapid oxidation. Blades in dry oxygon and ammonia. — No oxidation. Blades in moist oxygen and ammonia. — No oxidation. Those facts... | |
 | 1870 - 500 pages
...the different agents for a period of four mouths. The observations made during these trials led him to assume that it is "the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, and not oxygen or vapor of water, which determine the oxidation of iron." He next investigated the behavior of iron in... | |
 | 1870 - 586 pages
...acid.—No oxidation. Blades in moist carbonic acid.—Slight incrustation of a white colour. Out of six experiments, two did not give this result. Blades in dry carbonic acid and oxygen.—-No oxidation. Blades iu moist carbonic acid and oxygen.—Most rapid oxidation. Blades in... | |
 | 1871 - 816 pages
...Blades in moist carbonic acid. — Slight incrustation of a white color. Out of six experiments, t\yo did not give this result. Blades in dry carbonic acid...oxygen and ammonia. — No oxidation. Blades in moist oxygon 'and ammonia. — No oxidation. Those facts led the author to assume that it is the presence... | |
 | 1871 - 822 pages
...— No oxidation. Blades in moist carbonic acid. — Slight incrustation of a white color. Out of six experiments, two did not give this result. Blades...— No oxidation. Blades in moist carbonic acid and oxygon. — Most rapid oxidation. Blades in dry oxygen and ammonia. — No oxidation. 151.1(103 in... | |
 | 1871 - 664 pages
...carbonic acid acid is the agent which determines the oxidation of iron, and justifies me in assuming that it is the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, and not its oxygen or its aqueous vapour, which determined the oxidation of iron in common air. Although this... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1871 - 980 pages
...had only about six miny days every year, since being replanted termines the oxidation of iron, and that it is the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, and not its oxygen or its watery vnpor, that produces the oxidation of iron exposed to common air. In one experiment... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester - 1871 - 598 pages
...that carbonic acid is the agent which determines the oxidation of iron, and justifies me in assuming that it is the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere, and not its oxygen or its aqueous vapour, which determines the oxidation of iron in common air. Although this... | |
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... vapour, which determines the oxidation of iron in common air. Although this statement may be objected to at first sight, on the ground of the small amount of carbonic acid gas existing in the atmosphere, still we must bear in mind that a piece of... 
