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Perchloride of Tin
Called also Bichloride and Permuriate of Tin. The pure bichloride is obtained by heating the protochloride in chlorine gas, or by distilling a mixture of 8 parts of grain tin with 24 parts of corrosive sublimate, when a very volatile, by a second crystallization. (U. S. Ph.) glass vessel. Boil for 1 hour, filter while hot, to 18 fluid ounces boiling distilled water in a and set aside to crystallize . Dry the crystals, and keep in a wellstoppered bottle. By further evaporation the mother-water will yield more crystals, which should be purified colorless liquid comes over, which was formerly called Libavius' fuming liquor. A solution of the bichloride or permuriate of tin is obtained by dissolving tin in nitromuriatic acid. This solution is much used by dyers, troy ounces sulphuret of antimony in very