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Elasticity of Soap Films: an Amendment

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IN a recent communication1, I suggested that the Gibbs theory of surface elasticity provided a satisfactory interpretation of the experimental elasticities of films of sodium dodecyl sulphate solution which had been reported by Mysels, Cox and Skewis2. However, Prof. K. J. Mysels3 has kindly pointed out that my equation 3 implies depletion of the surface-active solute by adsorption while the soap film is being formed, whereas, in fact, there is a good deal of evidence against this.

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