Am.  Jour.  Phartn.  ) 
July,  1877.  ; 
Spirit  of  Nitrous  Ether. 
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E.    Relation  of  HONOb  to  CiH602  used  and  consumed  in  the  reaction. 
British.  United  States. 
HON05,  i'o    weight  part.  i-o   weight  part. 
C4H602,  used  in  the  re- 
action, 4-406         "  4*216  " 
C4H602,  consumed  by 
the  reaction,  0*730         "  0*730  " 
Absolute  amount  of  C4 
H602  consumed,  1020*5  grains.  1 142*8  grains. 
F.    Results  according  to  the  standards. 
British.  United  States. 
First  distillate,  12  fluidounces.  13  fluidounces. 
Second  distillation,  3  "  2  " 
Total  distillation,  15         "  15  " 
Total  spirit,  55         "  (more  or  less.)         107       "  (exact.) 
Specific  gravity  of  spirit 
claimed,  0*845  °'837 
Percentage  of  nitrous 
ether  in  spirit 
claimed,  10  per  cent.  5  per  cent. 
G.    Increase  in  the  ponderability  oj  the  product  over  that  of  the  alcohol  used. 
British.  United  States. 
1000  volumes  of  alco- 
hol weigh :  838  parts.  817  parts. 
1000  volumes  of  spirit 
of  nitrous  ether 
weigh:  845  parts.  837  parts. 
Increase  by  the  intro- 
duction of  the  re- 
spective percent- 
ages of  nit.  ether,     7  parts.  20  parts. 
Increase  for  1  per  ct.  of 
nitrous  ether,  0*7  parts.  4*0  parts. 
H.    Possible  quantity  of  nitrous  ether  {C±HbONO.^)  produced  by  the  respective  processes. 
British.  United  States. 
Absolute  quantity  by 
volume,  4  0145  f.oz.  4'4^9  f.oz. 
Absolute  quantity  by 
weight,  the  sp.  gr. 
of  nitrous  ether  be- 
ing 0  947,  1663  26  grs.  1928*5  grs. 
Possible  percentage  of 
a^plute  nitrous 
ether  in  the  spirit,  7*298  per  cent.  4*1766  per  cent. 
