Chemcraft Book for Outfit Number 2

Chemcraft: The Chemcraft Book for Outfit Number 2
©1915 The Porter Chemical Co, MD
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 55 pages

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Chemcraft Book for Outfit Number 2
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Contents (from 5th edition book):

6 Introduction
7 General Directions

Part I Chemistry And Its Application To The Industries

9 Chemical Elements
9 Experiment 1 Combination of Elements
10 Experiment 2 Breaking up a Chemical Compound
10 Experiment 3 An Exchange of Elements

11 Indicators
11 Experiment 4 Phenolphthaleln
11 Experiment 5 Litmus
11Experiment 6 Household Indicators

12 Air-Oxygen
12 Experiment 7 Suffocating a Fire
12 Experiment 8 Flre-Prooflng
12 (a) Cloth
12 (b) Wood
13 Experiment 9 Fire Ink
13 Experiment 10 Making a Fuse
14 Experiment 11 The Reduction of Logwood
14 Experiment 12 Bleaching with Sulphur Dioxide

15 Hydrogen
15 Experiment 13 Preparation of Hydrogen

15 Water
15 Experiment 14 Solution
16 Experiment 15 Diffusion
16 Experiment 16 The Effect of Solution on Chemical Reaction
16 Experiment 17 The Effect of Solution on Temperature
16 Experiment 18 Undercooled Water
16 Experiment 19 The Effect of Temperature on Solubility
17 Experiment 20 The Formation of Crystals
17 Experiment 21 Water of Crystallization
18 Experiment 22 Dissolving Solids in Their Water of Crystallization
18 Experiment 23 Testing for Traces of Moisture
18 Experiment 24 Sympathetic Ink
19 Experiment 25 The Dehydration of Cobalt Chloride
19 Experiment 26 Permanent Sympathetic Ink
19 Experiment 27 A Supersaturated Solution

20 The Halogen Family
20 Experiment 28 Preparation and Properties of Chlorine
20 (a) Preparation
20 (b) Tests of Chlorine
20 (c) Bleaching with Chlorine
21 Experiment 29 Hydrogen Chloride
21 Experiment 30 Another Method of Preparing Chloride and Chlorine

22 Carbon—Combustion—Carbonates
22 Experiment 31 A Test for Carbon Dioxide in Products of Combustion
22 Experiment 32 The Structure of Flame—A Cas Factory
22 Experiment 33 The Structure of Flame—Manufacturing Lampblack
23 Experiment 34 Making Water from Fire
23 Experiment 35 Test for Carbon Dioxide in the Breath — Bugs in the Breath
24 Experiment 36 The Distillation of Wlood
25 Experiment 37 The Manufacture of Carbon Dioxide—Chemical Boiling
25 Experiment 38 Some Properties of Carbon Dioxide
26 Experiment 39 Acid Properties of Carbon Dioxide
26 Experiment 40 Testing Household Materials for Carbonates
27 Experiment 41 Limestone Ice

27 Nitrogen
27 Experiment 42 The Manufacture of Ammonia
27 Experiment 43 Another Method of Preparing Ammonia
27 Experiment 44 Making Ammonia in Your Hand
28 Experiment 45 Volatilization of Ammonium Compounds
28 Experiment 46 Nitrogen Compounds

28 Sulphur
28 Experiment 47 The Properties of Sulphur
29 Experiment 48 Elastic Sulphur
29 Experiment 49 Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen Sulphide
29 (a) Preparation
29 (b) Properties
30 Experiment 50 Test for Hydrogen Sulphide
31 Experiment 51 The Oxidation of Lead Sulphide to Lead Sulphate
31 Experiment 52 Silver Sulphide
31 Experiment 53 The Manufacture of Lime-Sulphur Solution

32 Silicon—Silicates
32 Experiment 54 Silicon Dioxide
32 Experiment 55 Sodium Silicate (Water Glass)
33 Experiment 56 Strontium Silicate
33 Experiment 57 Zinc Silicate
33 Experiment 58 Aluminum Silicate
33 Experiment 59 Nickel Silicate
33 Experiment 60 Ferric and Ferrous Silicates (Iron Silicates)
33 (a) Ferrous Silicate
33 (b) Ferric Silicate
34 Experiment 61 Cobalt Silicate
34 Experiment 62 Manganese Silicate

34 Boron—Borates
34 Experiment 63 A Test for Boric Acid
34 Experiment 64 Borax Glass
35 Experiment 65 Cobalt Borax Glass
35 Experiment 66 Iron Borax Glass
35 Experiment 67 Manganese Borax Glass
35 Experiment 68 Nickel Borax Glass

35 The Fire-Works Industry
35 Experiment 69 The Manufacture of Colored Fire
35 (a) Red Fire
35 (b) Yellow Fire

36 The Ink Industry
36 Experiment 70 The Manufacture of Writing Ink
36 Experiment 71 The Manufacture of Blue Ink
36 Experiment 72 The Manufacture of Violet Ink
36 Experiment 73 The Manufacture of Red Ink

37 The Paint Industry
37 Experiment 74 The Manufacture of Iron Pigments
37 Experiment 75 The Manufacture of Lakes
37 Experiment 76 The Manufacture of Zinc White

37 The Soap Industry
37 Experiment 77 The Manufacture of Soap
38 Experiment 78 Testing for Free Alkali in Soap

39 The Dyeing Industry
39 Experiment 79 Dyeing Fabrics Light Blue
39 Experiment 80 Dyeing Fabrics Dark Blue
39 Experiment 81 Dyeing Fabrics Red
39 Experiment 82 Dyeing Fabrics Black
39 Experiment 83 Dyeing Fabrics Brown
39 Experiment 84 Dyeing with a Mordant
40 Experiment 85 Some Naturally Occurring American Dye-Stuffs
40 Experiment 86 The Effect of Acids and Alkalies on Logwood
40 Experiment 87 Logwood Black
41 Experiment 88 Dark Red Logwood Color

41 Organic Chemistry
41 Experiment 89 The Manufacture of Sulphur Colors
42 Experiment 90 The Decomposition of Sugar
42 Experiment 91 The Preparation of Casein
42 Experiment 92 The Chemistry of Tanning

43 The Chemistry of Foods
43 Experiment 93 A Test for Starch
43 Experiment 94 Testing for Proteids
44 Experiment 95 Testing Baking Powder
44 Experiment 96 Testing Flour
44 Experiment 97 Testing Butter
44 Experiment 98 Testing Canned Goods for Copper
45 Experiment 99 The Manufacture of Baking Powder
45 Experiment 100 A Test for Acid Mouth

46 Testing Soil
46 Experiment 101 A Test for Acid Soil

Part II Chemical Magic

47 Magic Inks and Papers
47 Experiment 102 Magic Writing
47 Experiment 103 Magic Inks
47 Experiment 104 Magic Writing Paper

48 Magic Changes
48 Experiment 105 Changing Red, Wiite and Blue to Blue
48 Experiment 106 Changing Water to Wine and Wine to Water
48 (a) Pouring Water and Wine out of the Same Pitcher
49 (b) Changing Water to Wine and Wane to Water
49 Experiment 107 Changing Water to Milk
49 Experiment 108 Changing Water to Blood and Blood to Stone

49 Magic Colors
49 Experiment 109 Pouring Many Colors from the Same Vessel
50 Experiment 110 Pouring Ink and Milk from the Same Vessel
50 Experiment 111 Pouring Red, White and Blue from the Same Vessel - Patriotic Colors 50
50 Experiment 112 Pouring Wine and Water into the Same Glass
51 Experiment 113 Pouring White and Red into the Same Glass

51 Chemical Sorcery
51 Experiment 114 Chemical Ice
51 Experiment 115 Chemical Soda Water
51 Experiment 116 Chemical Plants
52 Experiment 117 Chemical Snow
52 Experiment 118 A Chemical Clock

52 Chemical Colors
52 Experiment 119 Clots of Color
52 Experiment 120 A Potpourris of Colors
53 Experiment 121 Green Alcohol
53 Experiment 122 A Color Chase
54 Experiment 123 Changeable Colors
54 Experiment 124 A Fugitive Color
54 Experiment 125 A Magic Pitcher of Ink

55 Miscellaneous
55 Experiment 126 Chameleon Paper
55 Experiment 127 Chameleon Liquid
55 Experiment 128 Rainbow Streamers
55 Experiment 129 Changing Rainbow Streamers into Moss
55 Experiment 130 The Magic Handkerchief


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