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On the Spontaneous lonisation of Gases.
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Air.

Pressure in centimetres of mercury.


Leak, scale divi- sions per hour (corrected).


Leak/pressure.



1



76


8-0


0-105



f)



68


7-3


0-107



.



57


6-3


0-111



4



51


5-3


0-104



c;



40


4-9


0-122



/



27


3-45


0-128



f


)


16


2-0


0-125


(


W


)


10


1-2


0-12








Leak/pressure, mean of (5) (6) (7) = '125. Hydrogen.


-


Pressure in centimetres of mercury.


Leak, scale divi- sions per hour (corrected).


Leak/pressure.


d) .


77


1-75T


fFrom Zn and H^SO,,.


(2)


77


1 '70 1



(B) .


77


1 -67 f =


' 023 j palladium


(4) .


77


1-94J



(5) .


70


1 -6


0'023


(6) .


68



-022 From Zn and H.,SO 4 .


(7) .


43


0-96


0*022 palladium.


(8) .


36


0-7


-020






Leak/pressure, mean of (1) (7) = '0225. Relative leak (air = 1) =0 -184.

Carbonic Acid.



Pressure in centimetres of mercury.


Leak, scale divi- sions per hour (corrected) .


Leak/pressure.


(1) .


49


8-7


0-178


(2) .


41


7-7


.0 -188


3 .


35


7-1


0-203



28


6-1


0-218


(5) .


23


4-8


0-209


(6) .


17


3-3


0-194


(7) .


9-7


1-9


0-196


(8) .


4-6


1-1


0-24

Leak/pressure, mean of (3) (6) = '211. Kelativ leak (air 1) =1 '69.