Important: Safety Warning
This page, written for children, describes experiments or amusements involving hazardous chemicals, electricity, or projectiles. The activities described have caused serious injuries and should not be attempted at any age without proper training, supervision, and equipment.
In addition, this page describes trade processes that use dangerously toxic materials such as cyanide solutions, mercury amalgams, or strong acids. These processes require training, equipment, and precautions far beyond what the text describes.
This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon.
Experiments
Experiments (Attach a tobacco-pipe)
1. Attach a tobacco-pipe to a bladder filled with this gas, and blow some soap-bubbles with it; they will rise very rapidly, and if a…
Experiments (Into a jar of chlorine gas)
1. Into a jar of chlorine gas introduce a few sheets of copper leaf, sold under the name of Dutch foil, when it will burn with a dull red…
Experiments (Take a bottle containing)
1. Take a bottle containing chlorine gas, and invert over its mouth another filled with ammoniacal gas; then if the bottles be held in the…
Experiments (Iodine has a beautiful)
Iodine has a beautiful metallic lustre, with a bluish black colour, and should be kept in a well-stoppered bottle. A small quantity placed…
Experiments (Pounded antimony sprinkled)
Pounded antimony sprinkled into the vapour takes fire immediately. A thin slice of phosphorus placed in a deflagrating ladle and placed…
Experiments (To show the great comparative)
1. To show the great comparative weight of this gas, place a lighted taper at the bottom of a tall glass jar, then take a jar full of…
Experiments (It may be procured in either)
It may be procured in either of two ways, according to the purpose for which it is wanted. The simplest way is to put a lump or two of…