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maklchyde, hydrogen peroxide, phenol, 

 boric, gallic hydrochloric and sulfuric 

 acids, sodium borate and sodium 

 benzoate. 



(4) The following are better' pre- 

 servatives : chloroform, toluene, ether 

 and thymol. 



(5) The best preservatives are sali- 

 cylic acid, strychnine sulfate, sodium 

 arsenite and probably sandalwood oil. 



EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 



{Continued.^ 



Senior 



PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY 



Spring, 1914. 



1. ALUMINUM, (a) Source, (b) 

 Metallurgy, (c) Properties, (d) For- 

 mula and properties of Alum, U. S. P. 

 (e) Formula and properties of Ferric 

 Alum, U. S. P. 



2. CHROMIUM, (a) Symbol and 

 atomic weight, (b) Source, (c) For- 

 mula of Potassium Bichromate, (d) 

 Manufacture of Potassium Dichr mate. 



(c) Give its uses. 



3. GOLD, (a) Symbol and atomic 

 weight, (b) Name three parts of the 

 world where gold is found native, (c) 

 In what form is it usually found? (d) 

 Give two methods of extraction of gold 

 from this source, (e) Give some of the 

 properties of gold. 



4. MERCURY. (a) Source. (b) 

 Extraction, (c) Properties, including 



(d) melting and boiling point. (e) 

 Name two official preparations con- 

 taining metallic mercury. 



5. SOLUTION OF HYDROGEN 

 DIOXIDE, (a) Graphic formula of 

 Hydrogen Dioxide, (b) Percentage of 

 Hydrogen Dioxide in the official solu- 



tion, (c) Manufacture of the official 

 solution, (d) With what is the com- 

 mercial solution usually preserved? (e) 

 Give uses of the solution. 



6. CALOMEL, (a) Formula, (b) 

 Manufacture. (c) Properties. (d) 

 What is "Black Wash"? (e) Give two 

 simple tests for distinguishing calomel 

 from corrosive sublimate. 



7. FOWLER'S SOLUTION, (a) 

 Official name, (b) Manufacture, (c) 

 Percentage of arsenic in it. (d) Ap- 

 pearance of the finished solution, (e) 

 Medical properties and dose of the 

 solution. 



8. BLUE VITRIOL, (a) Official 

 name, (b) Formula, (c) Manufac- 

 ture, (d) Describe its appearance, (e) 

 Explain reaction between it and am- 

 monia water. 



9. MONSEL'S SOLUTION. (a) 

 Official name, (b) Manufacture, (c) 

 Explain the chemical reaction occur- 

 ring in its manufacture either by equa- 

 tinns or in words, (d) What occurs 

 when it is mixed with an equal quan- 

 tity of concentrated sulphuric acid? 

 (e) Describe its appearance and give 

 its uses. 



10. Write equation showing the pro- 

 duction of ammoniated mercury from 

 corrosive mercuric chloride. How 

 many grammes of ammoniated mer- 

 cury could be made from 54 grammes 

 of corrosive mercuric chloride? 



ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 

 Spring, 1914. 

 I. WOOD ALCOHOL, (a) Chem- 

 ical name, (b) Formula, (c) Manu- 

 facture, (d) Give two tests that will 

 show the presence of wood alcohol in 

 grain alcohol. (e) Uses of wood 

 alcohol and its dangers. 



