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Arsenic and Hydrogen

The ancient alchemist of the theory of mercury metaplasia
, studied the art of gold and stone change, and studied deeply in the genera of Dan sand, mercury, lead and mercury. Among them, there is talk about the combination of arsenic and hydrogen, which can be called a strange idea.

Arsenic is strong and poisonous, commonly found in minerals, with a silver-gray color, brittle and fragile. The ancients looked at its characteristics and knew that it may be very useful in the art of alchemy. Hydrogen is formless and non-material, light and floating, and often combines with various things.

Alchemists believe that when arsenic and hydrogen meet, if they meet in a specific way, they can be combined according to the principle of harmony between yin and yang. In the furnace, control the temperature of the furnace, adjust the time to be accurate, arsenic and hydrogen or can be transformed into new things.

At the beginning, the arsenic-containing ore is finely ground to make a powder and placed in the tripod. Then the water method is used to separate hydrogen from various things and lead it into the tripod. The charcoal fire in the furnace is raging, and the initial temperature should be slow, so that the arsenic powder gradually melts and touches the hydrogen gas. Wait for the gas phase to blend, the fire is getting fiercer, so as to catalyze the fusion.

During this time, the alchemists are fully attentive, observing the changes in the tripod, adjusting the heat and intake according to the changes in its color and smell. Or see the light and color flickering in the tripod, and the smoke rises, which are all omens of fusion. Wait for the smoke to dissipate, the light color is stable, and new things may be formed.

However, this combination technique is dangerous. Arsenic is poisonous, and if you are not careful, it will hurt people if you escape from the outside; hydrogen is flammable, and it will explode when exposed to open flames. Therefore, alchemists need to be cautious in their operations, like walking on thin ice.

Although the ancient alchemists studied the combination of arsenic and hydrogen, or they were not perfect, their spirit of exploration was the germ of later chemistry, and it was really indelible.