Explanatory notes
… (“dioxide”), sodium cyanide, sodamide, etc., the indigo industry, the manufacture of explosives (chemical primers … damp air. (1) Calcium . Obtained by the alumino thermal reduction of calcium oxide or by electrolysing molten … alloys, etc. (2) Strontium . White or pale yellow metal, ductile (specific gravity 2.5). (3) Barium . White metal …