A Practical Manual of the Collodion Process Giving in Detail a Method for Produ
A Practical Manual of the Collodion Process Giving in Detail a Method for Produ
Humphrey Samuel Dwight
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ALCOHOL. Symbol, C 4 H 6 2 . Atomic weight, 46. Alcohol is obtained by the careful distillation of any spirituous or fermented liquor. If wine or beer be placed in a retort, and heat applied, the alcohol, being more vo- latile than water, rises first, and is condensed in an ap- propriate receiver ; a portion of the vapor of water, how- ever, passes over with the alcohol, and dilutes it to a certain extent, forming what is termed " spirits of wine. " Much of this water may be removed by redistil...lation from carbonate of potash ; but in order to render the alcohol thoroughly anhydrous, it is necessary to employ quick lime which possesses a still greater attraction for water. An equal weight of this powdered lime is mixed with strong alcohol of '833, and the two are distilled together. Properties of Alcohol. Pure anhydrous alcohol is a lim- pid liquid, of an agreeable odor'and pungent taste ; sp. Gr. At 60, '794. It absorbs vapor of water, and becomes diluted by exposure to damp air ; boils at 173 Fahr.
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