TABLE OF CONTENTS
Reading edition
CHAPTER I PAGE Apparatus and Reagents 1-7
CHAPTER II
General Outline of Blowpipe Analysis 8
Definitions 9
Examination on Charcoal Alone 10
Examination on Charcoal with Sodium Carbonate 13
Examination in Tube with Sodium Carbonate and Charcoal 15
Examination on Platinum Wire 16
Examination in Borax Bead 17
Examination with Cobalt Nitrate 20
CHAPTER III
General Reactions for the Detection of the Metallic Elements in Simple Compounds 22
Aluminum 23
Antimony 24
Arsenic 25
Bismuth 25
Cadmium 26
Chromium 26
Cobalt 27
Copper 28
Iron 28
Lead 29
Manganese 30
Mercury 30
Nickel 31
Silver 32
Tin 32
Zinc 33
The Alkali Metals 34
Ammonium 34
Potassium 35
Sodium 35
Lithium 36
The Alkaline Earths 36
Barium 36
Calcium 37
Strontium 37
The Acid Elements 37
Borates 37
Bromides 38
Chlorides 38
Fluorides 38
Iodides 39
Nitrates 39
Phosphates 40
Silicates 40
Sulphides 41
CHAPTER IV
Behavior of Some of the Principal Ores before the Blowpipe 43
Ores of Antimony 46
Ores of Arsenic 47
Ores of Bismuth 48
Ores of Chromium 49
Ores of Cobalt 50
Ores of Copper 52
Ores of Iron 57
Ores of Lead 60
Ores of Manganese 63
Ores of Mercury 64
Ores of Nickel 65
Ores of Silver 66
Ores of Tin 69
Ores of Zinc 70
COMPARATIVE TABLES
I. Colors of Coatings on Charcoal 73
II. Flame Colorations 73
III. Colors of Borax Beads in oxidizing Flame 74
IV. Colors of Borax Beads in reducing Flame 75
V. Colors of Microcosmic Salt Beads in oxidizing Flame 76
VI. Colors of Microcosmic Salt Beads in reducing Flame 77
