THE EFFECT OF VALENCY OF CATIONS AND ANIONS ON NEGATIVELY AND POSITIVELY CHARGED RED BLOOD CELLS

1. Under comparable conditions, valency effect may be demonstrated with a suspension of red blood cells and the cations and anions of salts.

2. The valency of the cation determines the degree of the effect on negatively charged cells, the valency of the anion, the effect on positively charged cells.

3. Anomalies in valency effects with different salts and red cell suspensions are in part due to variations in H ion concentration, depending on the degree of hydrolysis of the salt.