Antimony Trioxide: Roasted Antimony Fused with More Metal (Thorpe 1912)

Antimony trioxide is a white, fusible powder that turns to vapour at red heat. Powdered antimony heated in a shallow dish becomes antimony tetroxide. Fused with more metal, the tetroxide gives the trioxide, and the spare metal sinks. Source: Thorpe, Dictionary of Applied Chemistry vol. 1 (1912), Antimony. Not given: amounts, heats or times. The furnace and crucible are ours. Work under a hood with a respirator, because the oxide fumes at red heat. Picture drawn by Youblob.