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EXAMINATION PAPERS 
OF THE 
STUDENTS 
AT THE 
GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OE MINES 
For the Session of 1860-61. 
EXAMINATION IN CHEMISTRY. 
THEORETICAL EXAMINATIONS. 
General Instructions. 
Six hours are allowed for this paper. 
Students are only permitted to attempt eight questions. ' 
They may select the questions either from Series I., from 
Series II., or from both . 
The value attached to the correct answer of each question in 
Series 1. is 6, and those in Series II. is 9. 
N.B. — A full and exact answer will in cdl cases gain more 
marks than an inexact or incomplete answer ; though , in the 
former case, the question may be the more easy of the two, and 
have less marks attached to it. 
Series I. 
1. What is the difference between a chemical compound and a 
mechanical mixture? 
2. Describe a chemical process by which hydrogen and one 
by which oxygen may be prepared from water. 
3. What takes place when a current of chlorine is passed 
through a solution of potash ? 
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