:5, 



If v; D n,ssu-ai^ the tripl 3 juncticn tc "be only 

 tv/c-thirds gninir.^.. and on-3!-third bota, th Dn the 

 porccntago composition will b 2 -is follows: 



Carhrn Kydrcgcn Kitrcg an Oxygon 

 52.1 5.2 20.1 23.1 



Inst3ad of dealing vrith absoluto p 3rc ant ag ds 

 of th3 various elDments, it is b ott ^r to deal 

 with ratios of carbon tn nitrogen, bocauoo the 

 ratio of th es a two values will b l^ un-^ffected by 

 varying ^^jmounts of v^ater that may be present, cr 

 by the extra hydrogen that rno,y be attached to the 

 free ends of the spir-^2s. 



From the above theoretical d'lta wo obto.in 

 the following ratios of carbon to nitrogen: 



With triple junctions of the 



g 'iTDTn a - g ^xn-ra -'.- g arnm a t yp e , 



With trljftl e juncticns of the 

 b :^t a- g aTP.m a- g omrn a typ e , 



With quadruple juncti':ns 



of the type: 



2.86 



2.59 



^ 



CK — CK 



2.14 



X. 



With quadruple juncti'-ns 



of the type 





CH 



CH" 



CH2 

 CHo 



3.00 



