A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 102
117, The U-tube, Fig. 117,is connected, as shown,by means of taps, withtwo vessels filled withchemically pure solutionsof copper sulphate of sp.gr. 1.1 at 15 degrees C,and zinc sulphate of sp.gr. 1.4 at 15 degrees C.respectively. To use thecell the zinc rod Zn, con-nected with a wire pass-ing… … opened, and the liquid in the right-hand branchabove the tap is discharged into the lower vessel,but, from this part only. The tap C, is thenclosed, and the tap B, opened, and the lightercopper sulphate allowed to fill the right-handbranch above the tap C. The copper rod Cu, fittedto a rubber…
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