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Table XXVIII.—Explosion of Cyanogen witli Oxygen. 
Explosive 
gases. 
Inei’t 
gases. 
Heat 
developed. 
Expansion. 
Specific heat 
of products. 
i 
Mean | 
density. 
i 
C.No + 0 , . . 
126,100 Cals. 
2 : 3 
4-8 X 3 
1-21.3 
Oo 
3:4 
4-8 X 4 
1-172 
20 ‘'o 
?5 
4:5 
4-8 X 5 
1-154 
5) 
SOa 
5 : 6 
4-8 X 6 
1-144 
Explosion of Cyanogen with Oxygen and Nitrogen. 
CoNc + Oo . . 
No 
126,100 Cals. 
3:4 
4-8 X 4 
1-1.32 
2 N 3 
4 • 5 
4-8 X 5 
1-092 
Explosion of Cyanogen with Nitrous Oxide and Nitrogen. 
CoNo + 2N„0 . 
167,.300 Cals. 
3 : 5 
4-8 X 5 
1-294 
No 
4:6 
4'8 X 6 
1-213 
J? 
2No 
5 : 7 
4-8 X 7 
1-165 
Explosion of Cyanogen 
with Nitric 
Oxide. 
CoNo + 2N0 . 
* * 
169,.300 Cals. 
.3:4 
4-8 X 4 
1-1.32 
Table XXIX.—The Rate of Explosion of Cyanogen Mixtures compared with 
the calculated Velocity of Sound (S). 
1. Cyanogen with Oxygen. 
IMixture. 
CoNo + O 2 . 
C 0 N 2 + 2 O 0 . 
CoNo + 30o. 
Mean rate . 
2728 
2321 
2110 
2 . 
2725 
2.310 
2066 
2. Cyanogen with Oxygen and Nitrogen. 
Mixture . 
CoNo + Oo. 
C 2 N 0 + O 3 + No. 
CoNo + Oo + 2No. 
^lean rate . 
2728 
2.397 
2163 
2 . 
2725 
2.397 
2166 
