A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 55
ther solid substancewhich possesses the power of occluding oxygenand hydrogen. The lower parts of these platesdip into dilute sulphuric acid, and the upper partsare respectively surrounded by oxygen and hydro-gen gas derived from the electrolytic decompo-sition of the dilute acid. A gas battery… … Fig. 3Q. Gas Battery. In charging this battery an electric current issent through it until a certain quantity of thegases has been produced. If, then, the chargingcurrent be discontinued, a current in the oppo-site direction is produced by the battery. Thegas battery is in reality a variety of…
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