Note * — CHEMISTRY. (continued 2)
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According to Sir H. Davy’s views of the nature of the muriatic and oxy-muriatic acids, dry muriat of soda is a compound of sodium and chlorine, for it may be formed by the direct combination of oxy-muriatic gas and sodium. In his opinion, therefore, what we commonly call muriat of soda contains neither soda nor muriatic acid.
* According to Sir H. Davy’s new views, just explained, oxy-muriat of potash is a compound of chlorine with oxyd of potassium.