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with the greatest very
great care |impairs very little|
scarcely affects very
the strength of the material;
& any slight imperfection in
this respect is more than
compensated for by the
diminution of capital &
in consequent in diminution
of the expence of the
the superior cheapness of
the produce .-
When
oxymuriatic acid
is
[xxxx]
introduced made to pass through
a solution of vegetable alkali
it becomes condensed &
by carrying on the process
&c.
Muriate of
potash
&
another salt which contains
Muriatic acid
united to more
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Oxymuriatic acid
Symbol/formula: Cl
Chlorine. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas at room temperature, with a pungent, irritating
odour that is detectable at low concentrations.
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Potash
An alkaline substance consisting largely of impure potassium carbonate. In October
1807, Davy decomposed potash using electricity, revealing the previously unknown element
potassium.