Notes on the chemical lectures in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, for first-year students
Theodore George Wormley
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...solution of a nitrite. By this method 1 part of nitrous acid may be detected in 100,000,000 parts of water (100 c.c. of the water being used). Reagents Required.--1. Sulphanilic acid, 1 part of the acid dissolved in 100 parts of water. 2. Naphthylamine hydrochloride, 1 part of the salt dissolved in 100 parts of water. 3. A solution of potassium nitrite, KN02, so that 1 c.c. shall contain 0.00001 grm. nitrous oxide, N203. 4. Dilute sulphuric acid, 1 part of sulphuric acid with 2 parts of water. Preparation of the Standard Solution of Potassium Nitrite, KN02.--Argentic nitrite, a compound easily weighed, is selected for this purpose. The required quantity of argentic nitrite is weighed off, dissolved in water, and treated with an adequate quantity of potassium chloride. Double decomposition occurs, the silver is precipitated and the nitrous acid remains in solution in combination with potassium as potassium nitrite. To determine the quantity of argentic nitrite necessary to prepare 1000 c.c. of standard solution so that each cubic centi metre shall contain 0.00001 grm. N203, the following proportion is employed:--N203. AgN02. N208. AgN02. 76: 308:: 0.010: 0.0405 grm. 0.0405 grm. argentic nitrite is dissolved in hot water, potassium chloride added, in slight excess, to precipitate the silver, and the whole diluted to 1000 c.c. When the argentic chloride has subsided, the supernatant clear liquid is decanted and preserved for use. N208. 1000 c.c. of the solution = 0.01 100 c.c." " = 0.001 10 c.c." " = 0.0001 1 c.c." " = 0.00001 Method.--100 c.c of the water under examination are placed in a colorless glass cylinder, and a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid are added, followed by the addition of 2 c.c of sulphanilic acid and 2 c.c. ...