08

Lampblack 200

Laughing gas 132

Law, definition 61
of Boyle 24
of Charles 23
of combining volumes 194
of conservation of energy 4
of conservation of matter 5, 59
of definite composition 59
of Dulong and Petit 233
of Gay-Lussac 194
of multiple proportion 60
of Raoult 233
periodic 169

Lead 373
acetate 375, 407
alloys 375
basic carbonate 376
carbonate 376
chloride 377
chromate 377
insoluble compounds 376
metallurgy 373
nitrate 375
occurrence 373
oxides 375
peroxide 375
properties 374
red 375
soluble salts 375
sugar of 375
sulphate 377
sulphide 377
white 376

Le Blanc soda process 282

Levulose 415

Lime 302
air-slaked 303
hypochlorite 307
kilns 303
slaked 303

Lime light 38

Limestone 305

Limewater 303

Limonite 339

Litharge 375

Lithium 294

Luminosity of flames 216

Lunar caustic 366

Magnesia 318
alba 319
usta 318

Magnesite 318

Magnesium 317
basic carbonate 319
carbonate 318
cement 318
chloride 319
family 316
hydroxide 318
oxide 318
silicates 321
sulphate 320

Magnetite 339, 349

Malachite 357

Manganates 381

Manganese 379
a base-forming element 380
an acid-forming element 381
in glass 263
occurrence 379
oxides 380

Manganic acid 381

Manganous salts 380

Marble 305

Marl 305

Marsh gas 202

Matches 242

Matte 358

Matter, classification 6
conservation 5
definition 5
kinds 9

Measurement of gases 23

Mechanical mixtures 6

Meerschaum 321, 336

Mercuric chloride 363
iodide 364
oxide 14, 362
sulphide 363

Mercurous chloride 363

Mercury 361
iodides 364
metallurgy 361
occurrence 361
oxides 362
uses 362

Metaboric acid 265

Metallurgy 268

Metals 165, 267
action on salts 271
definition 267
extraction 268
occurrence 267
preparation of compounds 269
reduction from ores 268

Metaphosphoric acid 245

Metarsenic acid 250

Metasilicic acid 261

Metastannic acid 371

Methane 202, 399

Methylamine 412

Mexican onyx 305

Mica 261, 336

Microcosmic salt 244

Milk 414

Minerals 267

Minium 375

Mixed salts 244

Molasses 413

Molecular weights 226
boiling-point method 233
compared with oxygen 228
determination 226
freezing-point method 233
oxygen standard 227
of elements 232
vapor-density method 229

Molecule 62

Molybdenum 388