X. On the osmotic pressures of some concentrated aqueous solutions

Abstract

In a communication* to the Royal Society by one of us it was stated that an attempt would be made to determine directly the osmotic pressures of strong solutions. The purpose for which these determinations were required was to obtain data for the tentative application of VAN DER WAALS’ equation of state to solutions, but we propose, in this communication, to restrict ourselves to the actual results obtained, reserving for a future occasion the theory of the subject. Some time ago, in the proceedings of the Royal Society,! we gave an account of some preliminary experiments. We there described the method and apparatus we used, and at the same time stated that we hoped to get more accurate results by modifying the apparatus. This hope has been fulfilled, and we trust that a somewhat full description of the methods used both in the actual determinations and in the preparation of the membranes will, therefore, not be out of place.