University of New Zealand.
Examination for Senior Scholarships, 1885.
Chemistry.
Paper
b.
Examiner: Prof.
W. A. Tilden, D.Sc., F.R.S.
1. |
How are the fluorides of silicon, arsenic, and phosphorus obtained? Describe briefly their properties. |
2. |
By what means was it discovered that alizarin is a derivative of anthracene, and by what successive operations is alizarin manufactured from coal tar? |
3. |
Choose between the formula
for allylic alcohol, justifying your choice by reference to the properties of the compound. |
4. |
What is understood by specific or molecular volume, and what are the chief general conclusions adopted concerning the specific volumes of liquids? |
5. |
Give a sketch of the scientific work of Sir Humphry Davy. |