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Explosive compound, 



Effects of sub- Substances brought into contact 

 stances with the compound. 



brought into " " *• 



contact with Olive oil, by boiling on cor- 

 the explosive rosive sublimate .. 

 empound. on from 60ap by 8U i phuric 



acid . . k 



Do. do. by nitric acid 



Oil of turpentine . . . . . . 



Do. do. cat. with chlorine 



Oil of tar. * 



Do. of amber 



Do. of petroleum 



Do. of Benzoin 



Do. of orange peel . . ♦ . 



Naptha 



Alcohol 



Sulphuric ether 



Nitric ether 



Phosphuretted ether 



Soap of potash . . . . . . 



Do. of soda (curd soap) 



Do. of do. (Castille) .. .. 

 Do. of barytes (from nitrate) 

 Do. of alumine (from sul- 

 phate) 



Do. of lime (from nitrate) 

 Do. of strontia (from do.) . . 

 Do. of magnesia (from sul- 

 phate 



Do. of silver (from nitrate) 

 Do. of protoxide of mercury 



(from nitrate.) 

 Do. of peroxide of mercury 



(from nitrate.) 

 Do. of copper (from nitrate.) 

 Do of lead (from nitrate.) 

 Do. of do. (litharge plaister.) 

 Do. of tin (from muriate.) 

 Do. of cobalt (from nitro- 

 muriate.) # . 



Effects observed. 



Union. 



Union, effervescence, film on 

 water. 



Do. brisk do. film on water. 



Violent explosion. 



Union j by the application of 

 flame to it on the surface 

 of water, it deflagrates, 

 and leaves a resinous look* 

 ing substance on the water. 



Violent explosion. 



Do. 



Do. 



Union, effervescence, remark- 

 able change of colour to 

 blood red. 



Violent explosion. 



Rapid effervescence, explosion. 



None. 



None. 



None. 



Violent effervescence. 



Rapid effervescence. 



Union, effervescence, film 

 or water. 

 Do. Do. Do. 



Slow effervesence. 



Much effervescence. 



Slow effervescence. 



Do. Do. 



Do. Do. 

 Violent explosion, blue flame. 



Do. Do. whit© flame- 

 Do. Do. 

 Do. Do. 

 Do. Do. 

 Do. Do. 

 Effervescence. 



Do. Do, 



