Chapter XIV: Earths, Alkaline Earths, Alkalies

ALUMINA 314 THORIA 317 ZIRCONIA 317 CERIUM 318 LANTHANUM AND DIDYMIUM 319 YTTRIA 319 BERYLLIA 319 LIME 320 STRONTIA 324 BARYTA 326 MAGNESIA 328 THE ALKALIES 330 SODIUM 334 POTASSIUM 336 LITHIUM 338 CÆSIUM 339 RUBIDIUM 340 AMMONIUM 340

PART III.

CHAPTER XV.

OXYGEN AND OXIDES--THE HALOGENS.

OXYGEN 344
OXIDES 345
WATER 350
THE HALOGENS 358
CHLORINE 359
BROMINE 361
IODINE 362
FLUORINE 363

CHAPTER XVI.

SULPHUR AND SULPHATES.

SULPHUR 367 Gravimetric determination 369 Volumetric determination 370 SULPHATES 377 SELENIUM 379 TELLURIUM 379

CHAPTER XVII.

ARSENIC, PHOSPHORUS, NITROGEN.

ARSENIC 381
Gravimetric determination 383
Volumetric method, "iodine" 384
" " "uranic acetate" 389
PHOSPHORUS 394
Gravimetric determination 396
Volumetric determination 397
NITROGEN AND NITRATES 400

CHAPTER XVIII.

SILICON, CARBON, BORON.

SILICON AND SILICATES 405
CARBON AND CARBONATES 414
COALS 418
SHALES 420
CARBONATES 424
BORON AND BORATES 429

APPENDIX A.

Table of atomic weights and other constants 433
Table for converting degrees of the centigrade
thermometer into degrees of Fahrenheit's scale 435
Tables showing strengths of aqueous solutions of nitric
and hydrochloric acids, of ammonia and of sulphuric
acid 436

APPENDIX B.

Estimation of small quantities of gold 440 Practical notes on the iodide process of copper assaying 441 Method of separating cobalt and nickel 442

APPENDIX C.

A lecture on the theory of sampling 444

INDEX 450

A TEXT-BOOK OF ASSAYING.