(769%) 
For the constants p, g, 7 and s we find: 
AEC! aS ALG: gr ALC y AKC! 
p= LL Ir Nr ae MONI 
apy a(a—y)(a—B) Bla BB) y(a—y) (8-y) 
‘The following tables have been constructed from the observations 
of Pavurt Henry on the aetion of acetie-acid on hydroxyvaleric-acid. 
a k, 5 - 
For this, #=="0.0000207 and Ps — 15 X 10-‘ (p. 764). Given the 
1 
values of C,, (initial concentration of the hydroxy-acid) and C’ (con- 
centration of the acetic-acid) 8 may be caleulated from equation (4) 
a and y may then be calculated from (d) and (e). 
For this transformation the reaction-equation becomes, 
Á ls = an a ply Sn 
en en 
Tab. 74 and 75, PAUL HENRY. p. 123. | Tab 76 and 77. PAUL HENRY. p. 123. 
C= 0.1708 p= 26976,89 (== ADE) p= 25905,42 
C'= 0.2058 g=— 232,46 C'= 0.01977 q=— 497,543 
z= 0.004195 r=— 933,84 2= 0.001653 r=— 499,052 
z= —0.004153 s = —27005,45 4——0.001597 s—=—925906,92 
y= 0.000035 7= 0.000024 
t in hours z | a ae t in hours z a: we: = 
0 0.005495 — 0 0.004083 | — 
210 | 0.005439 | 0.014 390 _ | 0.003947 | 0.0126 
390, | 0.005349 21 4170 | 0.003706 128 
4170 | 0.005296 | 21 1860 | 0.003521 128 
1860 | 0004953 | 21 2640 | 0.003330 127 
2640 | 0.004806. | 21 3300 | 0.003206 128 
3300 | 0.001692 | 22 4080 0.003082 126 
4080 | 0.004591 | 23 A710 | 0.002587 125 
4710 | 0.004529 23 | 5550 | 0.009859 127 
5550 0.004435 | 25 | | 
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These tables also give satisfactory values for the reaction-constants. 
