On poisons in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine . e, it melts, then becomes solid; again melts,acquiring a dark color, and gives off vapors of acetic acid; a blackmass is left in the tube, consisting of carbon and reduced metallic lead.There is no metallic sublimate formed. 2. It is very soluble in water,even when cold; river or spring water is turned milky by it, chieflyfrom the presence of carbonic acid and sulphates. Goulard water isgenerally opaque for this reason. 3. A small portion of the powderplaced in a saucer, containing a solution of iodide of potassium, acquiresa fine

On poisons in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine . e, it melts, then becomes solid; again melts,acquiring a dark color, and gives off vapors of acetic acid; a blackmass is left in the tube, consisting of carbon and reduced metallic lead.There is no metallic sublimate formed. 2. It is very soluble in water,even when cold; river or spring water is turned milky by it, chieflyfrom the presence of carbonic acid and sulphates. Goulard water isgenerally opaque for this reason. 3. A small portion of the powderplaced in a saucer, containing a solution of iodide of potassium, acquiresa fine Stock Photo

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On poisons in relation to medical jurisprudence and medicine . e, it melts, then becomes solid; again melts, acquiring a dark color, and gives off vapors of acetic acid; a blackmass is left in the tube, consisting of carbon and reduced metallic lead.There is no metallic sublimate formed. 2. It is very soluble in water, even when cold; river or spring water is turned milky by it, chieflyfrom the presence of carbonic acid and sulphates. Goulard water isgenerally opaque for this reason. 3. A small portion of the powderplaced in a saucer, containing a solution of iodide of potassium, acquiresa fine yellow color. 4. When treated with caustic potash, it remainswhite. 5. By sulphide of ammonium, or sulphuretted hydrogen water, it is turned black, in which respect it resembles the white salts of someother metals. 6. AYhen the powder is boiled in a tube with dilutedsulphuric acid, acetic acid, known by its odor and volatility, escapes. 408 LEAD ACETATE IN SOLUTION. All these properties, taken together, prove that the salt is acetate oflead. Fig. 35. Fig. 36..

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