Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc. (1916)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 60
blesinstantly appear in great numbers about thecopper plate and at the same time a currentmanifests itself in the connecting wire (Fig.45). The bubbles are of hydrogen. Theiroriginal appearance on the zinc plate may beprevented either by using a plate of chemi-cally pure zinc, or by amalgamating… … Fig. 45. Action of a Sim-ple Cell. 48 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 39 4- - rent is allowed to run for a considerable time, it will be found thatthe zinc wastes away, even though it has been amalgamated, but thecopper plate does not undergo any change. An electrical current in a simple cell is, then,…
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