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Tests for the Purity of Ether

Pure ether should be neutral to test paper; vaporize totally when exposed to the air; when shaken in a graduated tabe with half its volume of a concentrated solution of chloride of calcium, its volume should not be lessened; boils violently, when the product is vitiated.

This process is very productive and economical, and yields perfectly pure hyponitrous ether. (Licbig.)