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phosphorus is insoluble in bisulphid of carbon, alcohol, ether, naphtha 
and percblorid o sphorus; boiling oil.of nti 
small quantity of it; in the air it remains wholly un e It is 
atmosphere nor injurious to the health of the workmen. In a second 
paper the author fully confirms the results which he had previously 
that common p orus is capable of decomposing water temper 
ature between 250° 0°C. Itsh have beea stated above 
tha amorphous modification of phosphorus is reconverted into 
TONE h d a compound of chlorine, nittogen and phosphorus; 
originally discovered by Wéhler and Liebig, but not investigated by 
them. > chloro-phosphuret of nitrogen isgalways formed when 
tion is independent of moisture in the ammoniakemployed ; not 
a similar manner. en | part of pentanipeaid an parts of dry 
-ammoniac are heated together in a flask connected by means of 
bored corks and tubes with two or more receivers, the chloro-p 
