1H79.1 



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Peligot, who obtained it by beating a mixture of common salt, methyl 

 alcohol,' and sulphuric acid. It is a gas at the ordinary temperature, 

 possesses an ethereal smell and a sweet taste, and its specific gravity 



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is 1-738. It is somewhat soluble in water (about 3 volumes), but 

 much more in acetic acid (40 volumes), and in alcohol (35 volumes). 

 It burns with a luminous flame, tinged at the edges with green, 



