and z = w - a.
6. Olefiant gas, carburetted hydrogen and carbonic oxide.
Let a = the olefiant gas, y = the carburetted hydrogen, and z = equal the carbonic oxide, g = the oxygen entering into combination, and a = the carbonic acid produced; also w = the whole volume as before.
| Then we have x + y + z | = | w, |
| 3x + 2y + ½z | = | g, |
| and 2x + y + z | = | a. |
| Whence | x = | a - w, |
| y = | 4w - 5a + 2g, | |
| 3 | ||
| and | z = | ⅔(w + a - g). |
7. Superolefiant gas,[29] carburetted hydrogen, and carbonic oxide.
Let x = volume of superolefiant, y = volume of carburetted hydrogen, z = volume of carbonic oxide, g = the oxygen combining, a = carbonic acid produced, and w = volume of mixed gas.
| Thenx + y + z | = | w, |
| 4½x + 2y + ½z | = | g, |
| and 3x + y + z | = | a. |
| Whence x = | a - w |
| 2 | |
| y = | 3w - 4a + 2g |
| 3 | |
| and z = | 3w - 4g + 5a |
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