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 | | At first sight this looks quite simple and self-evident,--that neutral salts should form neutral ones again and not acid or basic ones,but if this fact is once stated very serious quantitative inferences may be drawn from it, as Richter showed. |
 | | For if the symbols A, A, B, B denote at the same time such quantities of the acids and bases as form neutral salts, then if three of these quantities are determined, the fourth may be calculated from the others. |
 | | In most of these experiments a slight diminution of weight was observed which exceeded the limit of error distinctly in two cases, viz, silver nitrate with ferrous sulphate and iodic acid. |
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