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Chemical Equivalents

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MR. J. P. O'REILLY'S paper in your last number (p. 274) appears to involve a complete misconception of the theory of chemical equivalents. The equivalents are mere ratios, and are not altered by multiplying their representative numbers throughout by any factor, whether π or any other.

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M., C. Chemical Equivalents. Nature 24, 284 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/024284a0

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