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but could easily be seen to be brigbter ubeu the comlcnser was in the 

 circuit. The following is the record of observations upon three gases, 

 and the equal air resistance, with and without a condenser: — 



1. Current passing through Geissler's tube of CO. 



With condenser, deflection = 8 cm. 

 Witliout „ „ =8 era. 



With „ light increased. 



Witliout ,, „ decreased. 



2. Current passing through Geissler's tube of //. 



With condenser, deflection = 8 cm. 

 Without ,, „ =8 cm. 



With „ light increased. 



Without „ „ decreased. 



3. Current passing through Geissler's tube of 0. 



With condenser, deflection = 8 cni. 

 Without „ „ = 8 era. 



With „ light increased. 



Without „ ,, decreased. 



4. Current passmg through air resistance equal to the resistance of Geissler's 



tube. 



With condenser, deflection = 8 era. 



Without „ „ = 26 era. 



With „ light increased. 

 Without „ „ decreased. 



Let (7, be the condenser ; S, the entire energy of current which would 

 produce magnetic effect ; L, that part of the energy expended in light ; 

 and m, the deflection of the galvanometer. We shall then have in 



air : — 



Without C, S — L =<t>{m) 

 With C,S — L^ = <t> (nil) 

 frt = 3.25 times m^ 

 L <L^ 



in gas 



Without C, S — L^ — tf) (mj) 

 With C,S — L^ = <p (mg) 



In other terms, having an air resistance equal to that of the Geissler's 

 tube, the introduction of a condenser increased the light, and decreased 

 the dejlection of the galvanometer. Or replacing the air resistance with 



