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nee t<> 1 the l.Ioirens. The tribromide, for 



ua- found to be incapole of combining with more 

 Blither at n>om temperatu) <>r at 80. 

 iv !d'd. however, th; the ratios BX 3 : 3AgX and 



X =lial._ are not j rticularly advantageous, for 

 n A- already ind.ited ly the editors of Abra- 



iper, an experimental error i the ratio BBrj : 3Ag would 

 ifif 2 in the atomi weight of boron. 



>n<idTiin: fonn<-r analyse U-rax itself, they may con- 

 .ii-ru ed under three i-ads. as indicated in table 4. 

 two column- give the at-nir weight of boron as recal- 

 >y Clarke and by Brauix-i t-pectively. 



L T, . ,F WMI !N ('in-TAI M7.I-.I) liORAX. 



-nrrally .-'d that i determination of water of 

 tiuii in a salt is liable i I-ad to a doubtful atomic 

 In- watrr-c'niitent ma vary witli atmospheric con- 

 Ul ,i -alt u. ide traces of mother liquor. 



|)jr,-ti.n- i-.ubt. aNo :i])ly to crystallized borax; at 



time tin- dehydration of lis salt seems to present even 

 as ditlii-ultir- which /t-rlooked or, at any rate, 



iv appriM-iatrd by previou investigators; namely, the 

 of the bi.ratr itself and te retention of water by the 

 Kluct. The fonurr wa< mired, although underrated, 

 ,!,all and by Armitage; th latter, i.e., the retention of 

 it would seem, was iii>t susected, but not remedied, by 

 blsk. 



dillirultie-. particularly 

 t upon in the experiui 

 .ount of their impo 



from the earlier di 



be dehydrated qua 



uch as a dish 



e dilemma of eit 

 iccessful i 



conne'*' 



retention of water, have 

 part of the present work, 

 epetition. It is 

 ion that borax 

 !on in an open 

 periment^r then 



vatec 

 thi 



tely 



3lf. 

 ' 3St. 



hod 



riture 



