VELOCITY OF REACTION. HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS 47 



that is, the rate of decrease of strength of the solution was 

 proportional to the strength itself. 



The greatest increase in the velocity of a reaction with 

 increase in temperature that has ever been found is that 

 of the decomposition of haemolysin contained in normal 

 goat's serum, which dissolves erythrocytes from the rabbit. 

 Madsen and Famulener give for this reaction the follow- 

 ing figures: 



DECOMPOSITION OF A HAEMOLYSIN AT 53 AND 5iC. (MADSEN AND FAMU- 

 LENER) 



fji was for this monomolecular reaction found to be 

 198,500; with the aid of this figure the following table 

 is calculated : 

 INFLUENCE OF THE TEMPERATURE ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF A H^MOLYSIN 



Here we evidently observe two concomitant processes. 

 Probably the process which corresponds to the observed 



