Open AccessThe refraction and dispersion of some gaseous compounds
Author(s) -
H. Lowery
Publication year - 1931
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1931.0140
Subject(s) - boron trichloride , methylene , silicon tetrachloride , chemistry , bromide , chloride , boron , phosgene , ether , silicon , medicinal chemistry , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
In the present paper, results are given of measurements which have been made by the author on the refraction and dispersion of the following substances in the gaseous state :— (1) Silicon tetrachloride, SiCl4 ; (2) silicon tetrabromide, SiBr4 ; (3) boron trichloride, BCl3 ; (4) boron tribromide, BBr3 ; (5) phosgene, COCl2 ; (6) acetone, (CH3 )2 CO; (7) ethyl ether, (C2 H5 )2 O; (8) acetylene, C2 H2 ; (9) ethylene, C2 H4 ; (10) ethane, C2 H6 ; (11) methyl chloride, CH3 Cl; (12) methylene chloride, CH2 Cl2 ; (13) methylene bromide, CH2 Br2 . The gaseous refractivities of six of these compounds (viz., silicon tetrachloride, silicon tetrabromide, boron trichloride, boron tribromide, methylene chloride, methylene bromide) have not been previously determined and the recorded data for the remaining substances are either so meagre or discordant that further determinations were obviously called for.