Abstract
Up to a certain point, an increase in the dilution of a poison which dissociates in solution, causes a steady decline in its lethal properties. Beyond this point there is a limited range of renewed potency in which further dilution of the poison definitely enhances its lethal effects. Still further dilution, however, once again decreases the effectiveness of the poison.
In explanation of this phenomenon it is suggested that the lethal effects of a poison which dissociates in solution, depend on the influence of both the undissociated molecules and the ions of the poisonous substance.
Footnotes
- Received February 11, 1931.
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