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THE mechanical properties of thin films on the surface of water have been the subject of many investigations; yet little is known of their electrical properties. Whilst the electrical properties of those films which are formed on the surface of soluble capillary active substances can be readily investigated, using a method elaborated by Kenrick (Zeitschr. f. physik. Chem., xix. 625), no method, so far as I know, has yet been described which can be applied to films formed by insoluble substances. The following simple arrangement has been designed which has given quite satisfactory results in this case.
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FRUMKIN, A. Electrical Properties of Thin Films. Nature 114, 158–159 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114158b0
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