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IN his interesting notice concerning the work of Arrhenius, published in NATURE of February 3, Prof. Walker, in a somewhat ambiguous manner, refers to “the notion and practical definition of degree of ionisation” as the great positive contribution of the distinguished physicist. “Whatever be our views of the origin and nature of ions, we must” … —he says—“have recourse to the notion of degree of ionisation”. It is a little difficult to see how we are to have recourse to a notion if we are not clear what view that notion is based upon and includes. To appreciate Prof. Walker's position, it is essential that we should know precisely what meaning he attaches to the words I have quoted—what conception underlies them. I would beg Prof. Walker to tell us, in clear, unmistakable terms, what exactly he would have us understand by the word ionisation.
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ARMSTRONG, H. The Meaning of “Ionisation.”. Nature 82, 458 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/082458a0
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