Electro-Chemical Analysis (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Electro-Chemical Analysis (Classic Reprint) written by Edgar Fahs Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Electro-Chemical Analysis The first edition of this book appeared twelve years ago (1890). It was published then because the writer, after many years of experimentation, was convinced that the electric current had proved its right to be classed as a reagent in the quantitative determination and separation of metals. To-day the number of text-books relating to electro-chemical analysis, to the preparation of inorganic and organic compounds in the electrolytic way, and to the various theories of electrolysis has become quite large. There is scarcely a laboratory, where chemical analysis is taught, or where it is applied, in which use is not made of the "subtile agent" of Faraday. Since the appearance (1894) of the second edition, as well as its German (1895) and French (1900) translations, numerous additions have been made to the domain of which the book especially treats; so that it was concluded to thoroughly revise the entire text. In doing this the author has abstained from any attempt to present the prevalent theories on electrolysis, the purpose of the book being of a wholly different character, and, furthermore, because these theories have been exhaustively treated in a masterly manner in special volumes readily accessible to all students of chemistry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.