3 1 8 On Resistance to Electric Current 



Exp. 12. Jan. 8. Sat. sol. in tube 22 compared with salt in 149 in tube 23. 

 'Tube 23 Tube 22 Electrom. i\. Th. = 42. [R. = 146000.] 



i-6 



i-8 



2-4 

 2-2 

 2-O 

 1-8 



1-8 + 2-1 . 



plainly greater. 



seeming, greater, but doubtful. 



plainly less. 



rather less. 



not sensib. different. 



seemed greater. 



in tube 23 supposed = 41 in tube 22. 



m 



Therefore sat. sol. conducts 19-6 times better than salt in 149. 

 Exp. 13. Salt in 149 in tube 5 compared with salt in 2999 in tube 17. 



Salt in 149 conducts 17-3 times better than salt in 2999. 

 By new measure of tubes. 



Exp. 14. Same solutions in tubes 18 and 19. 



Tube 19 



2-2 

 2-4 

 3-o 

 2-8 



18 

 42-8 



Electrometer = if. [R. = 308000.] 



sensib. greater. 

 not sensib. 

 sensib. less, 

 seemed less, but doubtful. 



2*2 I 2'Q 



- in tube 19 supposed equal to 42-8 in tube 18. 

 Salt in 149 conducts 16-7 times better than salt in 2999. 



Exp. 15. Jan. 9. Sat. sol. in tube 22 compared with salt in 29 in tube 23. 



Tube 23 



22 



97 

 9.4 



6-6 

 6-9 

 6-3 



35-8 



Electrometer = ij. Th. = 42. 



[R. = 128000.] 

 sensib. less. 



seemed less, but doubtful, 

 seemed greater, 

 not sensib. gr. 

 sensib. greater. 



6-5 + 9-7 supp. = 35-8 in tube 23. 



Sat. sol. conducts 4-38 times better than salt in 29. 



