A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry: volume 11. Te, Cr, Mo, W

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by  Mellor J.W.

A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON INORGANIC AND
THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY
VOLUME XI
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PREFACE
I AM very greatly obliged to my friends and colleagues Messrs. F. H. Clews,
M.Sc, A.I.C., A. T. Green, F.Inst.P., A.I.C., A. Scott, M.A., D.Sc, and
L. S. Theobald, B.Sc, A.R.C.Sc, for kindly reading the proofs of previous
volumes, and the present volume.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER LIX
TELiLXJRIUM:
§ 1. The History and Occurrence of Tellurium (1) ; § 2. The Extraction of Tellurium
(4) ; § 3. The Physical Properties of Tellurium (11); § 4. The Chemical Reactions
of Tellurium (25) ; § 5- The Atomic Weight and Valency of Tellurium (32) ; § 6.
Hydrogen Telluride (36) ; § 7. The Tellurides (40) ; § 8. Tellurium Monoxide and
Dioxide (70); § 9. The Tellurites (77); § 10. Tellurium Trioxide and the Telluric
Acids (83); § 11. The Tellurates (88); § 12. Tellurium Halides (98); § 13. The
Oxyhalides of Tellurium (108); § 14. Tellurium Sulphides (110); § 15. Tellurium
Oxysulphides and Sulphates (116) ; § 16. Tellurium Nitrates (119); § 17. Tellurium
Phosphates (120).
CHAPTER LX
CHROMIUM
§ 1. The History and Occurrence of Chromium (122) ; § 2. The Extraction of Chromium
as Chromic Oxide or Chromate (129); § 3. The Preparation of Chromium (133);
§ 4. The Physical Properties of Chromium (142); § 5. The Chemical Properties of
Chromium (160); § 6. The Atomic Weight and Valency of Chromium (167); § 7.
The Alloys of Chromium—Chromides (170) ; § 8. The Lower Chromium Oxides
(174); §9. Chromic Oxide (176); §10. Hydrated Chromium Oxides—Chromium
Hydroxide (185); § 11. Chromites (196); § 12. Intermediate Chromium Oxides
(206); § 13. Chromium Trioxide, and Chromic Acid (211); § 14. The Chemical
Properties of Chromium Trioxide (229) ; § 15. The Chromates. Monochromates
(240); § 16. The Bichromates (323); § 17. The Trichromates (349); § 18. The
Tetrachromates (351); § 19. Perchromic Acid and the Perchromates (353); § 20.
Chromium Fluorides (361); §21. Chromium Oxyfluorides (364) ; §22. Chromium
Chlorides (366) ; § 23. The Chromium Oxychlorides (390); § 24. The Chromium
Ammines (400); § 25. The Complex Salts of Chromic Chloride (410); § 26. Chro
mium Bromides and Oxybromides (421); § 27. Chromium Iodides and Oxyiodides
(427); § 28. Chromium Sulphides (429) ; § 29. Chromium Sulphates (434) ; § 30.
The Complex Salts of Chromic Sulphates (452) ; § 31. Chromium Carbonates (471);
§ 32. Chromium Nitrates (473) ; § 33. Chromium Phosphates (479).
CHAPTER LXI
MOLYBDENUM
§ 1. History of Molybdenum (484) ; §2. The Occurrence of Molybdenum (486); §3.
The Extraction of Molybdenum (492); § 4. The Physical Properties of Molybdenum
(499) ; § 5. The Chemical Properties of Molybdenum (512); § 6. The Atomic Weight
and Valency of Molybdenum (520); § 7. Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds of
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Molybdenum (522); § 8. Molybdenum and Molybdic Oxides (525); § 9. Inter
mediate Oxides—MoO to MoO (526); § 10. Molybdenum Trioxide and its
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Hydrates (535) ; §11. The Monomolybdatos—Normal MoIybdates (551) ; § 12. The
!Di-, Para-, and Tri-MoIy bdates (580) ; § 13. The Tetra-, Penta-, Hexa- and Hepta-
Molybdates (591); § 14. The Octa-, Ennea-, and I>eca-Molybdates (595) ; § 15. The
Dodeca, and Higher MoIy bdates (599) ; § 16. Permolybdic Acid and Permolybdates
(605) ; § 17. Molybdenum Fluorides (609); § 18. Molybdenum Oxyfluorides (610);
§19. Molybdenum Chlorides (616) ; §20. Molybdenum Oxychlorides (627) ; §21.
Molybdenum Bromides and Oxybromides (634) ; 22. Molybdenum Iodides, and
Mixed Halides (639) ; § 23. Molybdenum Sulphides (64O) ; § 24. Sulphomolybdates
and Oxysulphomolybdates (650) ; § 25. Molybdenum Sulphates (656) ; § 26. Molyb
denum Carbonates and Nitrates (659) ; § 27. Molybdenum Phosphates, and Phos
phate- or Phospho-Molybdic Acids (659).
CHAPTER LXII
TUNGSTEN
§ 1. The History of Tungsten (673) ; § 2. The Occurrence of Tungsten (675) ; § 3. The
Extraction of Tungsten Trioxide (682) ; § 4. The Preparation of Tungsten (689) ;
§ 5. The Physical Properties of Tungsten (699) ; § 6. The Chemical Properties of
Tungsten (729) ; § 7. The Atomic Weight and Valency of Tungsten (738) ; § 8.
Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds of Tungsten (741) ; § 9. The Lower and Inter
mediate Oxides of Tungsten (745) ; § IO. Tungsten Trioxide (753) ; § 11. The Hydrates
of Tungsten Trioxide—The Tungstic Acids (762) ; § 12. The Monotungstates—
Normal Tungstates (773); § 13. The Ditungstates and Tritungstates (809); § 14.
The Paratungstates (812); § 15. The Metatungstates, and Tetratungstates (821);
§ 16. The Penta- and Higher Tungstates (828) ; § 17. The Pertungstic Acids and
the Pertungstates (833) ; § 18. Tungsten Fluorides and Oxyfluorides (837) ; § 19.
The Tungsten Chlorides (840) ; § 20. The Tungsten Oxychlorides (848) ; § 21.
Tungsten Bromides and Oxybromides (853) ; § 22. Tungsten Iodides and Oxy-
iodides (855) ; § 23. The Tungsten Sulphides (856) ; § 24. The Tungsten Oxysul-
phides and Sulphates (860) ; § 25. Tungsten Carbonates and Nitrates (861) ; § 26.
Phosphotungstic Acids—Phosphatotungstic Acids and their Salts (862).
INDEX , . . R7fi
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