Calendar: 1855-1856 Page 395

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 301 ΠΙ -CJemfetrg Exemplify what is meant by the polarization of light and state briefly the characters which distinguish polarized from common light Mention some instances of chemical action produced by light specifying the chemical changes which occur Distinguish between simple and compound Voltaic circuit Show the resemblances and the differences between Volta's pile and Daniell's battery Mention the principal laws of Electrolysis What is the chemical difference between Starch and Grape Sugar How may Starch be converted into Sugar Explain the object of malting Barley Describe the different compounds which are obtained by acting upon Alcohol with Sulphuric Acid What is the composition of Tartaric Acid Describe the method of preparing it Mention its leading properties and tests which distinguish it from other Vegetable Acids What are the principal Vegetable Alkaloids contained in Opium How is Morphia obtained What are its chemical properties State how it may be distinguished from other Alkaloids What relation exists between Ammonia and Ethylamine Describe generally the method of procuring artificial bases from Ammonia Into what classes have these artificial bases been subdivided 10 What is Gelatin How is it obtained By what charac- ters is it distinguished from the Albuminous Principles 11 Mention the more important of the Albuminous Principles and state the chemical distinctions between them In what points do they resemble each other 12 How may the presence of Sugar be detected in the Urine Describe the quantitative analysis of such Urine for Sugar