Elementary Treatise on Electric Batteries

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Excerpt from Elementary Treatise on Electric Batteries: From the French of Alfred NiaudetBut if, instead of ordinary zinc, which contains im purities, zinc rendered perfectly pure by distillation be employed, the action takes place very slowly, the hub bles of hydrogen remain attached to the plate of zinc and protect it from further action of the acid.If a thin plate of platinum, or a platinum wire, be now placed in the same, as soon as the two metals touch at one point the action becomes extremely energetic, the zinc dissolves and hydrogen is given off, but from the platinum and no longer from the zinc.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.