Table of Contents.

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I Introduction  1
II Description of Apparatus  3
III Action of Manganese Dioxide on  
  Potassium Permanganate in acid solution  9
IV Action of a Black Oxide of Manganese on  
  Potassium Permanganate 24
V The Amount of Nitric Acid Neutralized 31
VI The Stability of Manganese Dioxide 34
VII The Effect of Varying Quantities of  
  Manganese Oxide and Potassium Permanganate 39
VIII The Reduction of Neutral Potassium Permanganate  
  by Manganese Oxide at Ordinary Temperature 45
IX Action of Potassium Permanganate upon a  
  Manganese Oxide Obtained from Manganese  
  Dioxide by Spontaneous Decomposition 50
 
  Conclusion