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Propose delete

I would like to AGF, but this looks like a hoax page. The original text contained gibberish and the preparation instructions were impossible. I deleted the impossible instructions.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Riventree (talk • contribs) 10:42, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a hoax, but the instructions did get rather garbled when imported from the Cyclopedia. Arcanum duplicatum (K₂SO₄) wasn't refined from aqua fortis itself, but from the residue (caput mortuum) created by the production of aqua fortis (HNO₃) from nitre (KNO₃) and oil of vitriol (H₂SO₄). i.e.:

2 KNO₃ + H₂SO₄ → 2 HNO₃ + K₂SO₄

—Ketil Trout (^<><!) 03:19, 1 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Propose merge

If this is not a hoax page, I think it should be merged into potassium sulfate... according to the text, it's just another name for the same substance. Add the remaining 2 sentences to potassium sulfate and move on.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Riventree (talk • contribs) 10:42, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is a good idea.—Ketil Trout (^<><!) 03:19, 1 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done.—Ketil Trout (^<><!) 03:24, 1 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]