Minerals garlic

Calcium carbide (CaC ) has a garlic-like odor and reacts with water to form acetylene gas plus calcium hydroxide and heat. In the past, it was used in miners lamps to continuously produce a small acetylene flame to provide some illumination in coal mines. 

J. J. Berzelius made phosphorous acid by treating phosphorous oxide with water —a reaction studied by T. E. Thorpe and A. E. H. Tutton, vide supra. B. D. Steele obtained it by the action of iodine on hypophosphorous acid (q.v.) in the presence of mineral acids and A. Besson, by heating the hemioxide with water in a sealed tube at 100° P20+024-3H20=2H3P0k. Phosphorous acid is also produced by the action of hot dil. nitric acid oh phosphorus the objection to this process, said J. Come, is the simultaneous production of phosphoric acid (q.v.), and this the more, the greater the cone, of the nitric acid. T. Salzer, and J. Philipp also reported that some hypophosphoric acid is produced at the same time. The early workers knew that the aq. soln. of phosphatic acid slowly decomposes, giving off phosphine, hence the faint smell like garlic. C. F. Sehonbein mentioned that freshly prepared phosphatic acid contains a trace of nitric acid as well as ozone. A. Tamm also observed that some phosphorous acid is formed when phosphated steel is dissolved in nitric acid. 

Herbal folklore recommends garlic for its antibiotic, antifungal, and insecticidal properties. When combined with mineral oil and pure soap, it becomes an effective insecticide with fungicidal properties as well. 

How to Use Soak 3 ounces of finely minced garlic cloves in 2 teaspoons of mineral oil for at least 24 hours. Add 1 pint of water that has V4 ounce of liquid dish soap mixed into it. Stir well and strain into a gla.ss jar for storage. Combine 1-2 tablespoons of this concentrate with 1 pint of water to make a spray. Test your mixture on a few leaves to check for injury caused by the oil and soap damage may not appear for 2-3 days. Spray plants thoroughly to ensure good coverage. 

Mineral oil has insecticidal properties and is sometimes mixed with other materials such as soap or garlic to control garden pests. See Garlic, C5il on page 473 for a recipe for a homemade insecticidal spray containing garlic and mineral oil. 

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