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absorbed, the percentage of nitrogen as required by the 
equation given above was always obtained, the mean of five 
ed 
instances introduced into the gas and a spark passed, but 
. Our attention was, however, 
awn to Baker’s identical experiences (Trans. Chem. Soc. 1894, 
65, 615). Hydrochloric acid even when perfectly dry attacks 
the alkali constituents of the soft glass. The asbestos used 
m our experiments was also similarly affected. On substitut- 
ing hard glass tubes and asbestos previously digested in aqua 
regua, the percentage of chlorine as hydrochloric acid rose to 
