A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 556
are employed in voltam-eters, such as aqueous solutions of sulphuricacid, copper sulphate, or other metallic salts. In the sulphuric acid voltameter shown in Fig.562, the battery terminals are connected with pla-tinum electrodes, immersed in water slightly acidu-lated with sulphuric acid, and… … Fig. 362. A Sulphuric Acid Voltameter. In the case of water containing sulphuric acid{hydrogen sulphate) the decomposition would ap-pear to be that of the sulphuric acid rather thanthat of the water. The reaction is as follows:H2S04=H, +S04. The hydrogen appears at the electro negativeterminal or…
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