ON THE FORMATION AND STABILITY OF BICARBONATES OF THE METALS OF THE GROUP II OF THE MENDELEEF'S PERIODIC TABLE

The acid carbonates of Be, Mg, Zn, Cd and Hg have been isolated for the first time in the solid state, and have also been stabilized. The stability of the bicarbonate of Zn, Cd and Hg (II B group) decreases with decreasing electro-positive character of these metals.