Practical applied electricity; a book in plain English, for the practical man. Theory, practical applications and examples (1911)
Moreton, David Penn, 1882- · Chicago, The Reilly & Britton co · leaf 69
inc. When the electricity flows,the zinc is wasted away, its con-sumption furnishing the energy re-quired to drive the current throughthe cell and the connecting wire.The cell might be thought of thenas a chemical furnace in which the fuel is zinc. The copperstrip from which the flow starts in… … Fig. 21 PRIMARY BATTERIES 59 It is the difference in electrical pressure between the positiveand the negative poles of the battery that causes a current inthe circuit when the poles are connected. 62. Voltaic Battery.—If a number of voltaic cells are joinedin series—the zinc plate of one joined to…
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