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B. 
The lime water method will probably be adopted more 
usually, as lime is so common. The experiment is exactly 
the same as with baryta water, but larger bottles are required. 
0*06 carbonic acid in the air gives no precipitate or 
milkiness when \ ounce of lime water is added to a bottle 
of the air, containing.... 
(=309 cub. cent.) 
0*25 ditto 
ditto 
2*997 ounces. 
(=84*958 cub. c.) 
0*5 ditto 
ditto 
1*748 ounces. 
(=49*564 cub. c.) 
The author said that by this 
simple method the greatest 
refinement could be attained. 
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