III.—On the Electrical Conductivity of Certain Saline Solutions, with a Note on the Density

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In preparing solutions of various salts with a view to determine their electrical conductivity, we found it of importance to know both the amount of salt in each solution, and its density. We prepared the solutions by mixing known weights of the salt under examination with known volumes of distilled water, and then measured their densities as soon as solution was complete by weighing a glass bulb in the liquid. We employed a balance which weighed to a milligramme with a kilogramme in each pan, and to give the results as great accuracy as possible we corrected for the upward pressure of the air displaced by the weights. The weight of the bulb itself was about eighty grammes. When not in use it was kept immersed in distilled water, in order to prevent change in its weight or volume being caused by impurities adhering to it. The temperature at which the densities were taken was 10° centigrade.