Chemist and druggist: Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia; Being a Concise But Comprehensive Dispensatory and Manual of Facts and Formulae, for the Chemist and Druggist and Medical Practitioner

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ...the fermentation of wine; in the crude state it is known as argot; when purified, as cream of tartar. Lond. Ph. 1836. B Bitartrate of potash.. 16 it. Distilled water, boiling, cong. ijss. Prepared chalk. $cxr. and 5vj. Diluted sulphuric acid, Ovij. and fjxvii. Hydrochloric acid, fjxxviss-.or q.s. Boil the bitartrate of potash with two gallons of the distilled water, and add gradually half of the prepared chalk; afterwards, the effervescence having ceased, odd the remainder of the chalk first dissolved in the hydrochloric acid with four pints of the distilled water. Lastly, set by the mixture that the tartrate of lime may subside; pour off the liquor, and wash the tartrate of lime frequently with distilled water till it is free from taste. Then pour on it the diluted sulphuric acid, and boil them for a quarter of an hour. Evaporate the strained liquor with a gentle heat, that crystals may be formed. Dissolve the crystals, that they may be pure, again and a third time in water, and strain the solution as often, boil down, and set it aside. Note.--Tartaric acid is totally soluble in water. The solution throws down bitartrate of potash from any neutral salt of potash. Whatever is precipitated from this solution by acetate of lead is dissolved by diluted nitric acid. Edin. Ph. 1841. B Bitartrate of potash.. Ibiv. Boiling distilled water, cong. ijss. Prepared chalk. Jxxv. and 5vj. Diluted sulphuric acid, Ox. and fjvii. Muriatic acid, fjxxviss., or a suffi-ciency. Boil the bitartrate with two gallons of the water, mid add gradually half the chalk, constantly stirring. "When the effervescence is over, add a solution obtained by dissolving the rest of the chalk in the muriatic acid, diluted with four pints of the water. After the tartrate of lime has sub sided ...

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• Published on: 2012-03-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.53" h x 7.32" w x 1.10" l, 2.12 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Chemist and druggist