254 Chemical Nomenclature of Berzelius. 
ples of that system. Thus, we say, phosphorous chloride, phosphoric 
chloride,(10) ferrous chloruret, ferric chloruret.(11) 
COMBINATIONS OF OXYGEN.*(12) 
Hydric oxide, (water.) Protoxide of hydrogen. 
Hydric superoxide. Deutoxide of hydrogen. 
Hyposulphuric acid. 
Sulphuric acid. 
Nitrous oxide.(13) Protoxide of nitrogen. 
Nitric oxide. Deutoxide of nitrogen. 
Nitrous acid. 
Nitric acid. 
Hypophosphorous acid. 
Phosphorous acid. 
Phosphoric acid. 
(10) Berzelius admits the existence of three compounds of eee Ms phos- 
phorus, which he calls the TRIG chloride, phosphorous chloride and phospho- 
ric chloruret. The first is analogous to phosphoric acid in the trainer of its ele- 
ments, the second to aps wi and the third to an oxide of ph 
These explanatory remarks are made in accordance with the peculiar views of Ber- 
zelius in relation to the Zompition of the acids vid phoephores-— ein 
Several metals, when finely divided and t come heated 
to redness j in the act of combining with the chlorine: These caceale are called 
chi. when ke body united to the chlorine is electro-negative, and chlorur: 
either when the same body is electro-positive, or when, being electro-negative, the 
roportions in which the bodies combine correspond to an oxide. (Vol. I, pp- 276; 
277.)—Trans. 
* The right hand column contains the names epiciage to the nomenclature in 
when they — from those w — use. The synonymes are from 
the fifth SS of Thenard’s Chemistr i —Ber. 
edition of Turner’s Chemistry have se nse —Tra 
rzelius—n S oxide, two volumes - vores nd one of en 5 oxide, 
two volumes of nitrogen and two of —_ e trous acid is es 
acid of most of the French and Enel cheamieté the nitrous acid o 
© volumes of nitrogen and four of o ygen, which would place it next below n 
tric acid. Th eason given for this view, is that there isn sfactory evidence 
ing acid combines, either directly or ee with bases, to form 
pr ide — the contrary, resolve it into nitrous acid (hyponitrous) and ni- 
