Calendar: 1876-1877 Page 600

600 ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES Describe and explain the plan which is adopted in chemical manufactures for obviating the nuisance arising from the evo- lution of sulphuretted hydrogen gas What is the composition of iodine-scarlet and how would you identify it Point out the difference between the older form of lucifer match and that now made by Bryant and May with respect to their chemical composition Represent by an equation the action of sulphuric acid on fluor-spar for what purpose is one of the products employed Explain the terms molecule and atom What is the pro- bable molecular weight of gas the specific gravity of which is twice that of atmospheric air Arrange the following elements tinder their proper desig- nations as monatomic diatomic and triatomic giving examples of their compounds to justify the classification nitrogen oxygen sulphur zinc sodium iron How is sulphurous acid gas obtained Mention some of its useful applications VII Bcpartmtnt of Snginmt'ng anti gjpplteti £rn'nucs tU Uuiitmnrnt Write short essay on the true relation of the Old Testa- ment to the New Enumerate the historical books of the Old Testament according to the periods with which they deal noting also the illustrative books belonging to each period Explain the meaning of the Jewish division into "the Law the Psalms and the Prophets What are the two great fundamental truths impressed upon tbe mind in the First Chapter of Genesis Shew their infinite