Calendar: 1854-1855 Page 383

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 385 Describe the compound of Chlorine with Hydrogen-its density composition preparation and properties Specify the reactions that occur on adding it to soda black oxide of man- ganese and red oxide of mercury respectively Describe the properties of Iodine and the mode of pre- paring it Mention the most important compounds of Fluorine Ex- plain the reaction which occurs when fluoride of silicon is passed into water Sketch the process for extracting Mercury from its ores What compounds does it form with oxygen Describe its com- pounds with chlorine and the mode of preparing them What are the tests for copper lead antimony mercury zinc and iron when in solution Describe the preparation of Tartar Emetic and its chemical characteristics IV -£i cmts'tn What are the principal precautions to be observed in taking the specific gravity of gas How is the accuracy of mercurial thermometer to be tested What is the nature and extent of the information that it affords Explain the term Specific Heat and describe one of the methods by which its amount is ascertained What relation if any exists between the specific heat and chemical equivalent of body Explain the mode in which mixture of ice and salt acts in producing temperature so much lower than either separately What are the points requiring attention to secure accuracy in the indications of the balance Explain what is meant by Double Weighing What advantage does it secure Describe some of the means of distinguishing negative from positive electricity Describe the action of the cylinder electrical machine ע ע