Andrews, Ernest John, 1863-, Howland, Howard Newell, 1865- joint author · New York, London, The Macmillan company · leaf 232
the other plateis being oxidized. This process will go on until the platesare in practically the same condition. Such an apparatusis called a storage, or secondary, cell. The commercial storage battery ismade up of a series of lead plates,roughened and covered with a coatingof lead oxide in the… … Fig. 112. 218 ELECTRICITY [§§ 361-363 arranged gives a large surface for oxidation, and alsomakes the internal resistance very small. When a cell ischarged from an outside source it will remain chargedindefinitely in open circuit, and when the circuit is closedit will furnish almost as much energy…
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