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of the salt (in fact as much as 60 per cent.) in experiment IV 
decomposing according to equation (2) 
may be stated here that in the experiment with 
platinichloride, when the - salt ics thoroughly dried 
with the aid of phosphoric pentoxide, minute traces 
of chlorine were given off, which soiled the mercury in the 
‘* Spr : e. But is of interest to note that in 
the case of the corresponding bromine Se the more 
it is dried the less the amount of free-bromine evolve 
