A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1896)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W.J. Johnston company · leaf 98
Cell, Voltaic, Grove A zinc-plati-num couple, the elements of which are usedwith electrolytes of sulphuric and nitric acidsrespectively. The zinc, Z, Fig. no, is amalgamated andplaced in dilute sulphuric acid, and the platinum,P, in strong nitric acid (HN03) in a porous cell to separate it from the… … Fig. ioq. The Gravity Cell.(See Cell, Voltaic, num plate is prevented by the nitric acid, whichoxidizes and thus removes the hydrogen thattends to be liberated at its surface. The con-stancy of the currentis not maintained forany considerable time,since the two liquidsare rapidly decom-posed, or…
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