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9°8°, 44; at 41°2°,45; at 63°0°, 59; at 69°, 65; at 
It is thus intermediate in its properties between CS, 
and CO,.— Bull. Soe. Ch., I, xxxvii, 294, April, 1882. Ga. Fr. B. 
6. On the Formation of Metallic Alloys by Pressure. —In 
1878 and 1880 Sprine showed that many substances when sub- 
& Hho 
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over it melted completely in water at 7 
. 
Rose’s alloy, after two pressings, melted in boiling water. Zinc 
_ Acid, after Wollaston’s method. But to his surprise both plati- 
um and silver dissolved in the acid, 
having united the two into a definite alloy.— Ber. Berl. Chem. 
on xv, 595, March, 18 G “ald 
- On s alde- 
ba and ethylene oxide form many analogous compounds, but 
i 
dene has not been prepared. Hanrior has sought to produce 
ed to 5°, in ng as it remains clear. The 
aldehyde absorbs nearly two-thirds of its weight of HCl. The 
_ liquid is then immediately distilled, in vacuo, a vessel of caustic 
lime being placed between the receiver and the water pump. 
Under a pressure of 1° of mercury a liquid passes over boiling 
