Mass-spectra and isotopes. By F. W. Aston, Sc.D., F.R.S. Pp. xii + 248. London: E. Arnold & Co., 1933. 15s.

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1934
• Weight: 115 KB
• Volume: 53
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000531107

✦ Synopsis

Krswlcs OB REACTIOXS IS SOI.UTIOX. l3y E. A-Bloelwyn-I-l'uglics, 11.S~. lJp. vii -t 31 3. Oxford : Clarendon I'rcm ; London : If. llilforil, Oxford Univcrsit.y I.'rr.ss, 1933. 16s. l'hc ninin pnrt of t lie prcsciit work is conceriicd with :i theory of rcnct ion velocity in solutions, ticcording to \vIiicli tlic nuiii11c.r of collisions is c:ilciilntcd by tlic cquntioii ~ipplping to :I giiscoiis niixturc niid thc nssiinipt~ion is mndo t,lint only ~iiolcci~lcs possessing :it, Icnst, n critical incrcnicnt of energy above t h norni:tl viiluc cntcr into rciiction. Tlicsc cissiinipt,ions arc! t,cstcd for it Inrgc uiiniher of rcnctions niid foiind t o hold in n niiiiibcr of CIISCS. Tlic dcvintions nrc considcrctl :is tluc to tlisturbing CIIIIRCB, abnorniiilly lo\. riitcs of rcilation velocity hcing put down to ciitlotlicrniic foriii;ition of rtmting C~III~ICSCS, tlic ncrrsrity of ioninition of citlicr or both rciicting siihtiiiices, tlenct iviit ion hy solvcut, nioleculcs tintl tdic iicccssity for spcci:iI colditions of oricntntion or iiitttrniil ~o ~~f i g i ~~i i t i ~i i , wliilst :ibnor-