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Effects of Traces of Metallic Ions on Monolayers

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IN a recent communication to NATURE1, Prof. W. D. Harkins and Dr. R. J. Myers have directed attention to the effects of minute traces of metallic ions on the behaviour of monomolecular films at the surface of aqueous solutions.

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MITCHELL, J., RIDEAL, E. & SCHULMAN, J. Effects of Traces of Metallic Ions on Monolayers. Nature 139, 625–626 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139625a0

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