TABLE _of the Combinations of the Prussic Acid with the Salifiable
Bases, in the order of affinity._
_Bases._ _Neutral Salts._
Potash Prussiat of potash.
Soda soda.
Ammoniac ammoniac.
Lime lime.
Barytes barytes.
Magnesia magnesia.
Oxyd of zinc zinc.
iron iron.
manganese manganese.
cobalt cobalt.
nickel nickel.
lead lead.
tin tin.
copper copper.
bismuth bismuth.
antimony antimony.
arsenic arsenic.
silver silver.
mercury mercury.
gold gold.
platina platina.
_Note._---All these were unknown to former chemists.--A.
_Observations upon the Prussic Acid, and its Combinations._
As the experiments which have been made hitherto upon this acid seem
still to leave a considerable degree of uncertainty with regard to its
nature, I shall not enlarge upon its properties, and the means of
procuring it pure and dissengaged from combination. It combines with
iron, to which it communicates a blue colour, and is equally susceptible
of entering into combination with most of the other metals, which are
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