Open AccessThe mobility of ions in air. Part.V―The transformation of positive ions at short ages
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1928.0190
Subject(s) - impurity , ion , transformation (genetics) , action (physics) , chemistry , physics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , gene
It was shown in Part IV of this paper that both the methods there described, which involved the use of closed vessels, gave variable results for the rate of transformation of positive ions, and values of the rate which were higher than those obtained by Erikson or by Tyndall and Grindley. It was felt that this might be due in part at least to products of chemical action arising from theα -rays, or to the impurities given off from the wails which would accumulate in a closed vessel unless some agent is present to remove them. To investigate this possibility further, the writers set up an air-blast method in which the effect of adding or taking away such impurities could be conveniently studied.