Modern electricity and magnetism, theoretically and practically considered (1885)
Avery, Elroy M[cKendree], 1844- [from old catalog] · New York and Chicago, Sheldon and company · leaf 115
e current through them.The compound must be in the liquid condition;, either bysolution or by fusion. Substances that are thus decom-posed are called electrolytes; the process is called elec- 284 VOLTAIC ELECTRICITY, trolysis; the compound is said to be electrolyzed. Theelectrolysis of acidulated… … Fig. 194. (a.) The apparatus consists of a vessel contaiuing water (to whicha little acid has been added to increase its conductivity) in whichare immersed two platinum strips that constitute the two elec-trodes of a battery. When the circuit is closed, bubbles of oxygenescape from the positive…
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