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  Prof. 
  McLennan 
  and 
  Mr. 
  Kennedy 
  on 
  the 
  

  

  readings 
  are 
  given 
  in 
  Table 
  VIII., 
  curves 
  representing 
  them 
  

   being 
  shown 
  in 
  fig. 
  6. 
  From 
  these 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  seen, 
  just 
  as 
  

  

  Table 
  VIII. 
  

   Absorption 
  Experiments 
  (Reduced 
  values). 
  

  

  

  

  Potassium. 
  

  

  

  Distance 
  

  

  (cm.). 
  

  

  

  

  

  Sulphate. 
  

  

  Chloride. 
  

  

  Cyanide. 
  

  

  2-1 
  

  

  240 
  

  

  240 
  

  

  240 
  

  

  4-7 
  

  

  212 
  

  

  204 
  

  

  205 
  

  

  91 
  

  

  158 
  

  

  169 
  

  

  178 
  

  

  166 
  

  

  108 
  

  

  96 
  

  

  125 
  

  

  244 
  

  

  79-7 
  

  

  67 
  

  

  96 
  

  

  31-9 
  

  

  52 
  

  

  45 
  

  

  64 
  

  

  39-1 
  

  

  38 
  

  

  

  33 
  

  

  Fie. 
  6. 
  

  

  40 
  Defence 
  m 
  Cn 
  

  

  Campbell 
  and 
  Wood 
  have 
  pointed 
  out, 
  that 
  the 
  rays 
  emitted 
  

   by 
  potassium 
  salts 
  possess 
  considerable 
  penetrating 
  power. 
  

  

  