Calendar: 1853-1854 Page 369

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 305 Illustrate the chief modes in which bodies when heated return to the temperature of surrounding objects How do you account for the formation of Dew What class of bodies most readily exhibit electrical phenomena by friction low may metallic bodies be rendered electric when rubbed How can Negative he distinguished from Positive Electri- city Explain the origin of the terms Positive and Negative as applied to Electricity Explain the action of the Electrophorus What electrical effect is produced upon the Tourmaline by Heat What is meant by the Dip of the Magnetic Needle What is implied in the Variation of the Compass Illustrate the term Diffusiveness as applied to Gases and state the Law of Gaseous Diffusion IV -Ci cmt3tn State and exemplify the Laws of Chemical Combination What is the action of Hydrochloric Acid upon Zinc and upon Black Oxide of Manganese Describe the various products in each case and the properties of the bodies so obtained Give the process for the extraction of Bromine and its properties What compounds are formed by the action of Solution of Potash on Bromine Describe the properties of Sulphur How are its compounds with Hydrogen obtained What are their general characters How is Iodide of Potassium prepared By what means may its purity be ascertained What is the composition of Alumina What reasons may be adduced in support of the view adopted by Chemists Enumerate the more important sources of Alumina How is Alum prepared What are its composition properties and uses State the methods of distinguishing between Potash and Soda Baryta and Strontia Nickel and Cobalt Arsenic and