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On the Presence of Phenomena Akin to Adsorption in Biology, as a Source of Fallacy in Statistical Inquiry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

John Brownlee
John Brownlee
Affiliation:
National Insitute for Medical Research.
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Among the formulae which describe relationships found in physics, chemistry and biology is one commonly known as the “adsorption formula.” It graduates for a considerable range of experiment the amount of adsorption which takes place at the bounding layers of solids, fluids and gases or immiscible fluids in presence of different concentrations of the substance adsorbed. It may be written in the form x = aCn where x is the amount of the substance adsorbed; C the concentration of the adsorbed substance after equilibrium has been attained; n is an absolute constant less than unity; and a is a constant depending in value on the units of measurement.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , April 1925 , pp. 437 - 442
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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