eed Sg (See | 
the 
carbon atom), one by H, and 
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ing carbon and reoxydizes the copper, reduced from 
urnings. Wh 
usual. A fresh calcic chlorid tube is now attached, a current of 
ydrogen is sent through the apparatus, an per-turnings 
are heated. formed by the excess of oxygen from the 
iodate, is now reduced; and the water which results is collected 
oe 
in the ealcic chlorid tube. From this water, the amount of oxygen 
argentic iodate evolved ‘2125 grm. oxygen, ‘2125 —*133=°0795 
“ne Se of oxygen used to complete the combustion. In 
j 4022 
mm. €0, and the -090 ere a 
oxygen, the whole amount needed to burn the b y. Of this the 
argentic iod: hed +0795 grm.; hence the substance itself 
yielded -4022~— -0795=-3297 grm. oxygen, The -452 m of oxalic 
at 
eV 
Lh Pile 
but interesting paper upon the rational constitution of these bodies. 
Starting with the fact that lycerin must contain one alcohol-resi- 
CH, i -OH (€H 
jeieu or €(OH) ; as well as) €H-OH or €(6H) 
ec €H,-OH 66-6H | €0-0lf 
for glyceric Buff goes on to decide between them. If gly- 
ceric acid had the | formula, then it is evident that by replac- 
two atoms of hydryl fehio are united to the middle 
e other by Cl, a chi 
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