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There was but very little change in the weight of the absorbing system inside the apparatus 

 during the experiment, and the drip from the system was very slight, so that little correction 

 has to be made for variations in the weight of the absorbers. The details of the determinations 

 of earbon dioxid and water are as follows: 



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-Comparison of residual amounts of carbon dio.rid <ni<l water in Ike chamber at the beginning and end of 



each period, ami tin corresponding gain or loss — Metabolism experiments Xos. l.',-l7. 



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