A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 101
plate of silver is placed between two zincplates. The silver plate is roughened and covered witha coating of metallic platinum, in the conditionknown as platinum black. (See Platinum Black.)This cell was formerly extensively employed inelectro-metallurgy but is now replaced by… … The Smee cell was one of the earliest formsof voltaic cells. In the zinc-silver couple the chemical reactionthat takes place when thecell is furnishing current isas follows, viz.:Zn + HgS04 = ZnS04 + H2. The Smee cell gives anelectromotive force of about.65 volt. Cell, Toltaic, Stand-ard A voltaic…
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