The Liquefaction of Gases: PapersAlembic Club, 1906 - 79 pages |
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air-pump alcohol ammonia ammoniacal gas apparatus appeared applied atmo balloon bath in air bath in vacuo bitumen bodies burst CAGNIARD camphine cap cement carbonic acid bath Chimie cold colourless common pressure common temperatures compressed condensing pumps cooled crystalline cubic inches cyanogen degree described diminution of temperature dissolved distillation escape ether euchlorine evaporation experiments explosion FAHR Florence flask fluid carbonic acid former gage gaseous gauge glass masks glass tube heat Hydriodic acid Hydrobromic acid inches of mercury latter limpid Liquefaction of Gases liquefied low temperature mercury mixture Monge and Clouet Morveau muriatic acid gas nearly nitrous oxide Northmore obtained oil of turpentine olefiant gas Philosophical Transactions phosphorus plug probably produced pumps quantity receiver refractive power remained screw sealed solid carbonic acid solidify specific gravity stop-cock substance sulphuretted hydrogen sulphurous acid gas THILORIER tube containing ture vapour vessel volatile volume whilst yellow colour yellow fluid
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Page 7 - IN desiring Mr. FARADAY to expose the hydrate of chlorine to heat in a closed glass tube, it occurred to me, that one of three things would happen ; that it would become fluid as a hydrate ; or that a decomposition of water would occur, and euchlorine and muriatic acid be formed ; or that the chlorine would separate in a condensed state.
Page 9 - When the whole tube was cold, if the sulphurous acid were returned on to the mixture of sulphuric acid and sulphate of mercury, a portion was reabsorbed, but the rest remained on it without mixing. Liquid sulphurous acid is very limpid and colourless, and highly fluid. Its refractive power, obtained by comparing it in water and other media with water contained in a similar tube, appeared to be nearly equal to that of water. It does not solidify or become adhesive at a temperature of 0° F. When a...
Page 3 - It is well known that before the year 1810, the solid substance obtained by exposing chlorine, as usually procured, to a low temperature, was considered as the gas itself reduced into that form; and that Sir Humphry Davy first showed it to be a hydrate, the pure dry gas not being condensible even at a temperature of 40° F. I took advantage of the late cold weather to procure crystals of this substance for the purpose of analysis. The results are contained in a short paper in the Quarterly Journal...
Page 13 - A gage being introduced into a tube, in which liquid nitrous oxide was afterwards produced, gave the pressure of its vapour as equal to above 50 atmospheres at 45°. Cyanogen, Some pure cyanuret of mercury was heated until perfectly dry. A portion was then inclosed in a green glass tube, in the same manner as in former instances, and being collected to one end, was decomposed by heat, while the other end was cooled.
Page 13 - ... and being collected to one end, was decomposed by heat, whilst the other end was cooled. The cyanogen soon appeared as a liquid : it was limpid, colourless and very fluid : not altering its state at the temperature of 0°. Its refractive power is rather less, perhaps, than that of water. A tube containing it being opened in the air, the expansion within did not appear to be very great ; and the liquid passed with comparative slowness into the state of vapour, producing great cold. The vapour,...
Page 3 - ... the year 1810, the solid substance obtained by exposing chlorine, as usually procured, to a low temperature, was considered as the gas itself reduced into that form; and that Sir Humphry Davy first showed it to be a hydrate, the pure dry gas not being condensible even at a temperature of 40° F. I took advantage of the late cold weather to procure crystals of this substance for the purpose of analysis. The results are contained in a short paper in the Quarterly Journal of Science, Vol. XV. Its...
Page 34 - Thus solidification has not as yet been conferred on the fluid by any degree of pressure. " Again that beautiful condition which Cagniard de-la-Tour has made known, and which comes on with liquids at a certain heat, may have its point of temperature for some of the bodies to be experimented with, as oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, &c., below that belonging to the bath of carbonic acid and ether ; and in that case, no pressure which any apparatus could bear would be able to bring them into the liquid...
Page 15 - I first observed the liquefaction of chlorine gasf, nor until very lately, that any of the class of bodies called gases, had been reduced into the fluid form ; but, having during the last few weeks sought for instances where such results might have been afforded without the knowledge of the experimenter, I was surprised to find several recorded cases. I have thought it right therefore to bring these cases together, and only justice to endeavour to secure for them a more general attention, than they...
Page 5 - ... bottom of the tube, and gave a pressure of about 4 atmospheres. Being now cooled, there was an immediate deposit in films, which appeared to be hydrate, formed by water contained in the gas and vessels, but some of the yellow fluid was also produced. As this however might also contain a portion of the water present, a perfectly dry tube and apparatus were taken, and the chlorine left for some time over a bath of sulphuric acid before it was introduced. Upon throwing in air and giving pressure,...
Page 12 - It distils readily and rapidly at the difference of temperature between 32° and 0°. Its refractive power is much less than that of water. No diminution of temperature to which I have been able to submit it, has altered its appearance. In endeavouring to open the tubes at one end, they have uniformly burst into fragments, with powerful explosions.