1815.] connected with the Atomic Theory. 189 



analysis of Berzelius ; yet it is the weight of an integrant particle 

 of oxalic acid, as any one may satisfy himself by examining the 

 composition of ihe oxalates, a table of which I subjoin for the 

 satisfaction of the reader : — 



Number of "Weight of aa 



atoms. integrant particle. 



Oxalate of potash * . . 1 ox + I p 10*C;H 



Binoxalate of potash 2 ox + 1 p 15*268 



Quadroxajate of potash 4: ox + \ p ...... 24-53(» 



Oxalate of soda 2 ox + Is 17-150 



Super-oxalate of soda '6 ox -\- \ s 21*784 



Oxalate of ammonia 1 ox + 1 a 6*783 



. Binoxalate of ammonia 2 ox + 1 a 11*417 



Oxalate of magnesia 1 ox + 1 m 7*211 



— — lime 1 ox + 1 I 8*254 



Binoxalate of lime 2 ox + \ I 12*888 



Oxalate of barytes 1 ox + 1 L 14*365 



strontian 1 ox + 1 st 1 1*534 



alumina 1 ox + 1 al 6*770 



•■• yttria 1 ox + 1 tj 1 3*034 



— — glucina 1 ox + \ gl 14*467 



zirconia I ox + 1 z 10*290 



copper 2 ox + 1 c 19*268 



potash-and-copper . 2 ox + 1 /j + 1 c . 29*902 



■ soda-and-copper ..3ox+ 1^ +lc. 32*410 

 — ^^— ammonia - and -\ ^ 



copper / 



iron 2 ox + \ i 18*383 



Peroxalate of iron 3 ox + \ i 23*01/ 



Oxalate of nickel 2 ox + 1 n 18*573 



cobalt 2 ox + \ c 18*594 



lead 2 ox + \ I 37*242 



zinc 1 ox + 1 z 9*661 



mercury 1 ox + 1 m 30*634 



—— silver 1 ox + 1 s 19*348 



bismuth 1 ox + 1 h 14*628 



— — manganese 2 ox + I m 17*101 



■ uranium 1 ox + 1 u 19*634 



cerium 2 ox + 1 c 23*1 15 



platinum 1 ox + 1 p 17*795 



All these salts corroborate the weight of an integrant particle of 

 oxalic acid as deduced from the analysis of oxalate of lead. Here, 

 then, we have two experiments of Berzelius, which are inconsistent 

 with each other ; namely, tiie analysis of oxalic acid and the 

 analysis of oxalate of lead. Both were made with the greatest 

 care ; but as they arc inconsistent with each otlicr, they cannot 

 both be correct, and iheie can be no hesitalion about which of them 



ox + 1 a + 1 c . 26*051 



