122 Papers relating to the Fusion of Carbon. 
Phe points being connected at right angles in a globe, ex- 
cluding the external air, the accumulation was at right an- 
gles, shooting off in a curvilinear form, and at last straight, 
till it was 4 an inch in length. 
April 13—1. Negative weighed 4 grains ; positive 44 grains : 
being brought together in a small globe at right angles,— 
vivid ignition—negative weighed the same; the positive 
Bat. 
"2. Negative 4 grains ; positive 3,4, : the same points as the 
last used in the globe. On bringing the points together, 
there was a considerable explosion which blew out one of 
the corks—the positive lost ;°> of a grain, and the negative 
weighed the same as at first : this kind of explosion (arising 
probably from hydrogen) occurred several times. 
3. Positive weighing 3,5; and the negative 3,%;: in this, 
and in many of the preceding experiments, there was a pro- 
duction of prussic acid, evident from the smell—positive lost 
>; and the negative gained ,2;. In noinstance. when the spark 
was taken in a globe, did the negative lose; but in some it 
gained. In one case the weight of the charcoal in the nega- 
live was 3,;: it gained ,3; more; the melted charcoal which 
had accumulated in that case weighed ,',. 
A. Positive pole weighed - - 15,3;. 
Negative do. do.- - - 75% 
After the experiment. 
Negative do. do. - - - 75. 
Positive doo. do. =e - Baus, Lost 1,/,- 
5. Positive do. do.- - - 11,3; 
Wegative) do. | do. =e 73225 
After the experimente 
Negative do. do. - - - 735 
Positive 0.) G0. - mie” Tie 
The white fume formerly observed being condenséd in a 
glass globe, changed the red tincture of alkanet to blue, and 
was therefore probably alkali: but a similar white cloud arises 
from points of plumbago and is probably not alkaline. 
From the preceding experiments it follows that both in 
the open air and in glose vessels, the positive pole always loses 
