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0.9945 gr. lost by ignition with WO.Nag 0.2362 gr. = 23.75% water. 

 1.4588 gr. gave 0.0713 gr. F.f>3ig., = 3.12% P,Og. 



The analysis leads to the formula 



24 M0O3 . PPg . 3 H,0 + 59 aq, 

 which requires : — 



The phosphoric oxide was determined by double precipitation and 

 treatment with ammonic sulphide. The molybdic oxide was estimated 

 by difference. The crystallized acid effloresces so readily that the pre- 

 cise determination of the water is difficult. In a portion of the crystals 

 which had effloresced in a very marked degree, — 



0.9873 gr. lost on ignition with WO^Nag 0.1760 gr. =: 17.82% water 

 2.2472 gr. gave 0.1163 gr. Y.fi.Mg^ = 3.31 % Pp^ 



The ratio of the molybdic to the phosphoric oxide is in this analysis 

 also 24 : 1 ; and, if we compute the results of both analyses for an an- 

 hydrous compound of the two oxides, we find : — 



Calc'd. 



24M0O3 3456 96.06 95.91 95.97 



P„0/ 142 3.94 4.09 4.03 



3598 100.00 100.00 100.00 



The analyses leave, I think, no reasonable doubt as to the ratio of 

 the two oxides. Phospho-molybdic acid therefore corresponds in com- 

 position with phosjiho-tungstic acid, the ratio of the two oxides being 

 24:1, as given by Finkener,* and not 20:1, as stated by Debray. 

 With respect, however, to the number of atoms of water in the crys- 

 tallized octahedral hydrate, I may remark that, while the analysis 

 agrees best with the formula given, 



24 M0O3 . PPg . 3 up + 59 aq, 

 * Loc. cit. 



