The author of a previous letter replies
to Vogelezang.
After having received three responses
to my letter (contending an increase in conductivity
when diluting a weak acid), all contradicting
my conclusion, I endeavoured to perform the
demonstration again. More attention to detail
and variable controlling did in fact show
that there was no increase in illumination
of the light-bulb apparatus. If the electrode
height in the solution is not strictly controlled,
the illumination does appear to alter.
I thank those who wrote me with their concerns and data, and appreciate being set straight on this concept. Never to old to learn…
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