Nitrate

Examples

• Muriate of ammonium 5 parts}| n t | Nitrate of potassium 5 parts}| y u | | r | Snow or pounded ice 12 parts}| e | Muriate of sodium 5 parts}| to -25° | . William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• A solution of nitrate of silver, then called the acid of silver, was known to be peculiarly susceptible to the action of those rays. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• When spoons are to be plated, they are hung in a bath of silver nitrate side by side with a thick slab of pure silver, as in Figure 209. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• They discovered many new substances, such as alcohol,[334] potash, nitrate of silver, corrosive sublimate, and nitric and sulphuric acid. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• A solution of nitrate of silver was then spread over one surface with a soft brush, and dried carefully before a fire in a darkened room. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Among the high explosives of more recent date may be mentioned: _Tonite_ (gun cotton and barium nitrate), British patents No. 3,612, of 1874, and No. 2,742, of 1876. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The strength of the solution was regulated by first obtaining a saturated solution of the nitrate of silver, and afterwards diluting it with six or eight times its volume of water. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Gunpowder consists of about 75 parts of saltpetre (nitrate of potash), 15 of charcoal, and 10 of sulphur, the proportions varying somewhat with the use to which it is to be applied. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• For years the nations of Europe have been depending to a great extent upon supplies of nitrate of soda obtained from Chile, in South America. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Mr. Wedgwood made use of white paper or white leather, moistened with a solution of nitrate of silver. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• If a solution of silver nitrate is used in place of the copper sulphate, the coating formed will be of silver instead of copper. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• It is thus described:--Dissolve 100 grains of crystallized nitrate of silver in 6 ounces of distilled water. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• If the United States should be forced into war with a foreign power it would be a simple matter for an enemy fleet to cut off our large importations of nitrate of soda from Chile. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Water dissolves salt, and also dissolves lead nitrate, but if a salt solution is mixed with a lead nitrate solution, a solid white substance is formed in the water (Fig. 32). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The plate is afterwards dipped into a solution of nitrate of silver, which renders it so highly sensitive to impressions of light, that it will receive an image in less than a second. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Water cultures of buckwheat: 1, with all the food elements; 2, without potash; 3, without nitrates. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

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