Use of the Blowpipe with Closed and Open Glass Tubes

Very important results are obtained by heating substances under examination in closed or open glass tubes. They should be of hard German glass, as this does not readily soften under heat, nor become discolored, like ordinary flint glass, by a deposit of reduced lead. The most convenient size for the...

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Published in:Scientific American Vol. XLII.; no. No. 19.; p. 297
Main Author: BY C. J. MULLER
Format: Magazine Article
Language:English
Published: New York American Periodicals Series II 08-05-1880
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Summary:Very important results are obtained by heating substances under examination in closed or open glass tubes. They should be of hard German glass, as this does not readily soften under heat, nor become discolored, like ordinary flint glass, by a deposit of reduced lead. The most convenient size for the closed tube is 3 inches by 3 or 4 10ths; of the open tube, 4 1/2 inches by 2-10ths.
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ISSN:0036-8733
1946-7087