COMBINATION OF GASES BY VOLUME. (j.'3 



The following Table will show at once the 

 nature and importance of the facts on which the 

 theory of volumes is founded, and their con- 

 nexion with the atomic constitution of matter. 



Vols. or cubic inches. Cubic inches. Vols. 



200 H. combine 100 O. to form Aq. 200 of Aqueous vapour 

 300 H. . . do. . . 100 N. to form Am. 200 Ammonia. 

 200 H. . . do. . . 100 C. vapour CH 2 100 Light Carbur. hyd. 

 200 H. . . do. . . 200 C.. .do.. . C 2 H 2 100 Olefiant gas 

 400 H. . . do. . . 400 C. . do . . En. 100 jEtherine vapour 

 300 H. . . do. . . 600 C. . do.. . C 6 H 3 100 Bicarburet of hydr. 

 500 H. . . do. . . 600 C. . do. . . C 6 H 5 100 Naptha vapour 



1000 Car. vapour 400 H C 10 H 4 100 Napthalin vapour 



1500 C. . . do. . . 400 H C 15 H 4 100 Paranapthalin do. 



200 Nitrogen do. 100 Oxygen. . N O 200 Protoxide of Nitr. 



200 N do. 300 O N 200 Hyponitrous acid 



200 N do. 400 O N 200 Nitrous acid 



200 N do. 500 O N 200 Nitric acid 



100 C. vapour do.200 O C 200 Carbonic acid 



200 C. do. do. 100 N C 2 N 200 Cyanogen 



400 Car. oxide. . 400 H C 4 H 4 Hydrous acetic acid 



100 Olefiant gas 100 Aq. vap. C 2 H 3 O 100 Alcohol vapour 

 200 . . do 100 Aq. do. C 4 H 5 O 100 ^Ethereal vapour 



100 Chlorine do. 100 H Cl. H. 200 Hydrochloric acid 



100 C. vapour 100 O C 200 Carbonic oxide 



1001 do. 100 H IH 200 Hydriodic acid 



