of Electrolytes hy Chemical Union. 355 



Table III. 

 KCIO3, KCl + Oxalate of Ammonium. 



Between Parts of 1 part 



1 part in Water Temp. in 



Am^Cp, 77 and 86 at 19°C. 81-5 



3KC103,K:Cl+4A2n,C,0, .. 31-6 35-2 11 33-4 



4 „ „ +4 „ X 26-7 30 11 28-4 



5 „ „ +4 „ .. 28-6 32-2 11 30-4 

 8 „ „ +4 „ .. 33 37 11 35 



„ 50 56 20 53 



In this case the mean relative amount of energy was 67*2, 

 and was reduced to 28*4 by the formation of a definite chemical 

 compound having the formula KCIO3, KCl, Am2C204. 



In the experiments of these three tables, 1st, by the che- 

 mical union of 1 atomic weight of chlorine with its chemical 

 equivalent of potassium to form KCl, the electro-negative 

 energy was reduced from 1282 millions to 699,803 ; 2nd, by 

 the union of 1 molecular weight proportion of KCl with 

 oxygen, the energy was further reduced to 239 •, 3rd, by the 

 union of 1 molecular proportion of KCIO3 with its equivalent 

 of KCl, the energy was still further diminished to 53 ; and 

 4th, by the union of KCIO3, KCl with its equivalent or 1 

 molecular weight proportion of ammonium oxalate, the energy 

 was finally decreased to 28"4. The total reduction was from 

 1282 millions to 28-4. 



The following are additional examples of reduction of 

 voltaic energy attending increased complexity of chemical 

 composition : — 



Table IV. 

 NaCl + KCl. 



Between Parts of 1 part 



1 part in Water ~ 



KO 695,067 and 704,540 



Naa-|-2KC1 12,443 13,840 



4 „ -H5 „ 8,611 9,687 



4 „ +4 „ X . . . . 5,548 6,370 



5 „ -1-4 „ 7,154 8,017 



„ 193,750 221,428 



2A2 



Temp. 



in 



at 12° C. 



699,803 



20 



13,141 



20 



9,149 



20 



5,959 



19 



7,585 



15 



207,589 



