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filtrate the chlorine was estimated as AgCl. One hundred parts of AgCl 

 correspond to the quantities of SiCl 4 given in the last column : 



.6738 grm. SiCl 4 gave 2.277 g rm - AgCl. 29.592 



1.3092 " 4.418 " 29.633 



Mean, 29.6125, .0138 



Thorpe and Young,* working with silicon bromide, seem to have ob- 

 tained fairly good results. The bromide was perfectly clear and color- 

 less, and boiled constantly at 153. It was weighed, decomposed with 

 water, and evaporated to dryness,the crucible containing it being finally 

 ignited. The crucible was tared by one precisely similar, in which an 

 equal volume of water was also evaporated. Results as follows, with 

 weights at vacuum standards : 



9.63007 grm. SiBr 4 gave 1.67070 SiO 2 . 17.349 per cent. 



12.36099 " 2.14318 " 17.338 



12.98336 2.25244 " 17-349 " 



9.02269 " L5 6 542 " I7-350 " 



15.38426 " 2.66518 " 17.324 " 



9.74550 1.69020 " 17-343 



6.19159 " 1.07536 " 17.368 " 



9.51204 " 1.65065 " 17.353 " 



10.69317 1.85555 " '7-353 " 



Mean, 17.347, .0027 



The ratios now available are 



(i.) 4Ag : SiCl 4 : : 100 : 39.4265, .0071 

 (2.) 4AgCl : SiCl 4 : : 100 : 29.6125, =b .0138 

 (3.) SiBr 4 : SiO 2 : : loo : 17.347, .0027 



Reducing these ratios with 



O = I 5-879, db .0003 Br = 79.344, .0062 

 Ag= 107.108, .0031 AgCl = 142.287, .0037, 

 Cl =. 35.179, =h .0048 



we have the following values for the atomic weight of silicon : 



From (i) Si = 28.200, .0363 



From (2) " = 27.823, .0810 



From (3) .... " = 28.187, =b .0122 



General mean Si 28.181, .0114 



If = 16, Si = 28.395. 



*Journ. Chem. Soc., 51,576. 1887. 



