Alkaline copper solutions yield a precipitate of red cuprous oxide; ammoniacal silver solutions give silver mirrors; alkaline solutions of mercury salts are reduced to metallic mercury, etc.
It is almost insoluble in alcohol, but dissolves readily in alkaline solutions, forming a colloidal solution which readily gelatinizes (see chapter on Colloids).
Many of the common heavy metals, when in alkaline solutions, are strongly reduced when boiled with solutions of the hexose sugars.
Finally, most tannins, in alkaline solutions, absorb oxygen from the air and become dark brown or black in color.
Chloroform extracts it from either acid or alkaline solutions.
It forms a strongly alkaline yellow syrup, and is easily decomposed in acid solution, but is permanent in alkaline solutions.
It is insoluble in solutions of chlorides of the alkalies and alkaline earths, and in water, in alkaline solutions, or in acetic acid; and is soluble in mineral acid only when the acid is strong and in considerable excess.
Cinchona red dissolves sparingly in alcohol, freely in alkaline solutions, but neither in water nor ether.
Common freckles may generally be removed by the frequent application of dilute spirits, acids or alkaline solutions; the last two just strong enough to prick the tongue.
It is neutral; crystallises in tetrahedrons; is easily fusible; soluble in rectified spirits, in acids, and in alkaline solutions.
In alkaline solutions it yields a blackish precipitate, consisting of sulphur and ferrous sulphide.
Magendie had already given experimental support to this conjecture by inducing in animals phenomena analogous to those of scurvy by the injection into the veins of defibrinated blood or of alkaline solutions.
Herpetic tonsillitis requires the ordinary treatment for erythematous tonsillitis, with additional topical treatment by sprays of alkaline solutions, such as sodium borate or bicarbonate, five grains to the ounce, or lime-water.
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