National Telegraphic Union · New York : N.T.U. · leaf 96
conditions just mentioned are complied with, thereare various methods of constructing a battery. The specific power possessed by each combination, ofcausing the transfer of electricity from one place to ano-ther, is called its electro-motive force. This term strictlyimplies any cause whatever by… … Carbon or coke. Iron. Platinum. Lead Silver. Tin. Copper. Zinc. As the power of evolving electricity depends on thedifference of the chemical action upon the two plates, itwill be altered by a change in the liquids employed; forinstance, iron stands below copper when sulphuric acidor a solution of…
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