282 REPORT—1890. 
sulphide is added to an aqueous solution of either of the following substances: 
AgNO,, HgCl,, FeCl, ? 
8. What are the most striking points of chemical behaviour in which chlorine 
and bromine resemble each other and differ from sodium ? 
PracticaAL CHEMISTRY (INORGANIC). 
[A full account must be given of all experiments from which any conclusion ts 
drawn, and the chemical changes noticed must as far as possible be explained. | 
1. Examine the substance P to ascertain what class of compounds it belongs to, 
and if possible identify it. 
2. Make a qualitative analysis of the double salt Q. 
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. 
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. 
Similar regulations to those of the Oxford and Cambridge Board. The following 
is the schedule for Chemistry in the Senior Examination :— 
DEPARTMENT D, 
1. Chemistry—tThe relations to one another of acids, bases, salts, and 
metals—oxidation and reduction. The physical characters, methods of prepara- 
tion, and chemical characters of the following non-metallic elements and their chief 
compounds :—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, sulphur, phosphorus, chlorine, 
bromine, iodine, silicon. The oxides and salts of the following metals :—potas- 
sium, sodium, barium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, chromium, 
aluminium, cobalt, nickel, copper, mercury, lead, silver, gold, platinum, tin, arsenic, 
antimony, bismuth. 
The following text-books are referred to as indicating the amount and kind 
of knowledge expected :—Roscoe’s ‘ Lessons in Elementary Chemistry,’ Lessons 
i—xxvi.; Williamson’s ‘Chemistry for Students,’ Chaps. ixxxiii.; Wilson’s ‘ Inor- 
ganic Chemistry’ (Chambers’s Educational Course) ; Brown’s ‘ Chemistry’ (Cham- 
bers’s Elementary Science Manuals). 
D. 1.—CuHeEmIstry. 
(Time—One hour.) 
1. Give one method for the preparation of each of the following substances :— 
a, Hydrobromic acid. 
6. Phosphuretted hydrogen. 
c. Potassium permanganate. 
2. Describe the action of nitric acid on 
a. Calcium carbonate. 
6. Copper. 
e. Tin. ; 
3. What substances are formed when excess of chlorine is passed into a cool 
dilute solution of caustic potash ? . 
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. 
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. 
These Examinations are similar in scope and character to those of Oxford and 
Cambridge and Edinburgh. 
For the Junior Certificate the following requirements are mentioned i 
Chemistry. but no detailed schedule is published :—- i. 
