The electrolyte is a solution of pure sulphuric acid in distilled water and on its purity depends, in a great measure, its action and length of life.
The action that takes place in charging and discharging is due to chemical changes that take place in the plates and also in the solution or electrolyte in which the plates are immersed.
When fully charged the electrolyte will test 1220 by the hydrometer.
The electrolyte is made of a definite density which is expressed as its specific gravity.
The density of an electrolyte may be determined by a hydrometer such as Fig.
The point of the tube is inserted into the opening at the top of the cell and the electrolyte drawn into the tube by the reopening of the collapsed bulb.
The electrolyte densities are the indicators of the conditions of charge.
In order to make apparent this density of the electrolyte without the necessity of its measurement with a hydrometer, one cell of the battery is provided with a gage as that of Fig.
There are two types of storage batteries, those made of lead plates immersed in an acid electrolyte and the Edison battery which is composed of iron-nickel cells immersed in a caustic potash electrolyte.
The chemical change in the electrolyte is, therefore, an important part of the charge and discharge of the cell.
Volta's cell consists essentially of two plates of different metals, such as zinc and copper, connected by an electrolyte such as a solution of salt or acid.
When a current passes from an electrolyte to a metal, the electron must be detached from the atom it was accompanying and chemical action be manifested at the electrode.
The relation between the composition of the electrolyte and the various conditions of current-density, temperature and the like has been studied by F.
The gases tend to recombine with the electrolyte and in so doing to give back a current equal to that which formed them.
The electrolyte consists of a suitable solution containing a salt of the metal to be deposited, and it is placed in an insulating vessel or vat.
It is not surprising, then, to find that if we put a salt in the electrolyte instead of an acid we get a similar result.
The electrolyte is a solution of potassium hydroxide.
It is of the Nodon type employing a cathode of magnesium-aluminum alloy, and probably iron or lead as anode, with an electrolyte of ammonium borate.
Cooling is effected by circulating water through metal tubes in the electrolyte itself.
By Removing the electrodes from the electrolyte and drying them.
The electrolyte is a neutral solution of ammonia phosphate.
The cathode is a hollow cylinder of aluminum placed concentrically in a larger cylinder of lead, and the whole immersed in electrolyte of sodium phosphate in an ebonite containing vessel.
If two metals be placed in an electrolyte and then subjected to a definite difference of pressure, they will (under certain conditions) offer greater resistance to the passage of a current in one direction, than in the other direction.
He applied the term Electrolyte to every substance which can be decomposed by the current, and the act of decomposition he called Electrolysis.
The electrolyte is poured into the cones and partly fills the space between the adjacent ones.
After putting in the electrolyte it is allowed to stand for a few days until part has evaporated, then the oil is poured over the surface to prevent further evaporation.
What action takes place when the trays stand in the electrolyte and cell is disconnected from the circuit?
In putting cells in commission how is the electrolyte introduced?
The shape and the arrangement of the trays is such that any gases generated by the discharge can pass out readily without disturbing the electrolyte between the trays.
The stack of cones with the electrolyte between them is then immersed in a tank of oil.
These plates are contained in a glass jar nearly filled with electrolyte (one part sulphuric acid to five parts distilled water by volume makes electrolyte of 1·210 specific gravity.
Keep plates covered with electrolyte about ¾ inch above top of plates.
The plates and electrolyte should be replaced in the jar as soon as convenient to prevent the plates from becoming dry.
As soon as the plates have been installed in the tanks and welded to the bus bars, the cell should be filled with electrolyte having a specific gravity of 1.
As the portion of the electrolytewhich is evaporated is mainly water, the electrolyte may be readily restored to its normal level by adding distilled water or carefully collected rain water.
In the case of a battery consisting of cells of large capacity, it is customary to place the electrolyte in the cells as nearly simultaneously as possible rather than to completely fill the cells in consecutive order.
With small cells using glass jars this can most easily be done directly after an overcharge by carefully drawing off the electrolyte without disturbing the sediment and then removing it from the jar.
During the charging and discharging of a battery the level of the electrolyte in the cells will fall.
In charging, the temperature of the electrolyte should not exceed 100° Fahrenheit.
During the earlier experiments in the field of electricity, after the battery or cell was discovered, it was noted that when a current was formed in the cell, the electrolyte was charged and gases evolved from it.
Resistance, The counter force in an electrolyte which seeks Electrolytic.
The electrolyte or acid used in the cell, for working purposes, is a pure sulphuric acid, which should be diluted with about four times its weight in water.
The electrolyte must be either acid, or alkaline, or saline, and the electrodes must be of dissimilar metals, so the electrolyte will attack one of them.
The cover has a vertical glass tube (E) through it, which extends down to the bottom of the jar, the electrolyte therein being a weak solution of sulphuric acid.
The electrolyte may consist of saturated solutions of soluble alkaline metals and earth.
As the gas is generated at the anode, a commotion is created in the liquid, which brings a fresh and saturated solution of electrolyte between the electrodes for electrolysis, and makes it continuous in its action.
The negative ions of an electrolyte are attracted to the anode and are discharged on contact with it.
The percentage dissociation of the same electrolyte tends to increase with increasing dilution of its solution, although not in direct proportion.
A typical example of an easily reversible reaction is that representing the changes in ionization which an electrolyte such as acetic acid undergoes on dilution or concentration of its solutions, !
Fresh ions are formed or dissociated in the electrolyte as fast as the original ions give up their charges at the electrodes.
The quantity of the electrolyte decomposed in a given time is proportional to the strength of the current.
The electrode by means of which the the current leaves the electrolyte is termed the cathode, or negative terminal.
Gold is also refined by a similar process, the electrolyte used consisting of gold chloride solution containing free hydrochloric acid.
The current enters the electrolyte by an electrode called the anode, or the positive terminal.
During the passage of the current the electrolyte is decomposed, and the products of decomposition are released at the electrodes or terminals.
The application of electrolysis for the production of metals from a fused electrolyte is most important in the case of aluminium.
The resistance of the electrolyte is to that of the box as that of the right-hand end of the wire is to that of the left-hand end.
The foundation of our knowledge was laid by Kohlrausch when he had developed the method of measuring electrolyte resistance described above.
Faraday's classical experiments proved that when a current flows through an electrolyte the quantity of substance liberated at each electrode is proportional to its chemical equivalent weight, and to the total amount of electricity passed.
The products of the chemical decomposition of the electrolyte appear at the electrodes and set up the opposing electromotive force of polarization, and unequal dilution of the solution may occur in the neighbourhood of the two electrodes.
The form of vessel chosen to contain the electrolyte depends on the order of resistance to be measured.
He wondered what Pax had used for an electrolyte that enabled him to get a metallic deposit at each electrode.
The electrolyte saved in this manner will not, however, be sufficient to refill the battery, and as some new electrolyte will be required, in general it is recommended that the old supply be thrown away and all new electrolyte (1.
The electrolyte consists of a 21% solution of potash in distilled water with a small per cent.
When dry, the negatives are completely immersed in electrolyte (of about 1.
How much electrolyte is used per 100 ampere hours battery capacity, on an 8 hour rating?
The result is, that part of the current not actually used in the formation of peroxide decomposes the electrolyte into its constituent elements.
It is necessary to stir the electrolyte well, in order for these observations to be reliable.
The electrolyte and plates are contained in a hard rubber jar.
Hydrometer readings are useless, however, unless the precaution be taken to keep the electrolyte of uniform density.
The electrolyte should be kept at uniform density throughout the cell; when water is added, because of evaporation, it should be added by means of a funnel reaching to the bottom of the cell.
These cells are merely lead plates placed in an electrolyte of dilute sulphuric acid.
That the wires in the cell being immersed to a definite depth in the electrolyte there is always a perfect and invariable contact between the wire and the electrolyte.
The method of procedure is to take a series of normal responses to uniform stimuli, the electrolytebeing water.
The current through the electrolyte (non-polarisable electrodes and interposed galvanometer) will then flow from left to right.
The resistance of theelectrolyte in the cell is thus relatively small, and the galvanometer deflections are proportional to the E.
A battery in which theelectrolyte is not in a fluid state.
The best material for the electrolyte is crushed coke, which is carbon, and dioxide of manganese is used for this purpose, and the interstices are filled with a solution of sal-ammoniac.
Water itself is not an electrolyte to an appreciable extent; that is, it does not form enough ions to carry a current.
When the chloride is used the process is difficult to manage, owing to the higher temperature required to keep the electrolyte fused, and because of the corroding action of the fused chloride upon the containing vessel.
In the Acker process the electrolyte is fused sodium chloride.
When a current is passed through the electrolyte silver dissolves from the anode plate and deposits on the cathode in the form of a closely adhering layer.
It is now made by electrolysis, but instead of using as the electrolyte the melted anhydrous chloride, which is difficult to obtain, the natural mineral carnallite is used.
When the current passes through an electrolyte some chemical change always takes place.
Since the ions are usually more active chemically than the molecules, most of the chemical properties of an electrolyte are due to the ions rather than to the molecules.
By making the proper change in the electrolyte and anode plate objects may be plated with gold and other metals.
Hydrometer tests taken immediately after filling with water and before it has become thoroughly mixed with the electrolyte will not show the true condition of the battery.
Be sure to return the electrolyte to the cell from which it was taken.
Don't monkey with the storage battery except to add a little sulphuric acid to the electrolytefrom time to time.
Don't fail to keep the specific gravity of the electrolyte of your storage battery between 1.
Don't fail to recharge your storage battery when the hydrometer shows that the specific gravity of the electrolyte is close to 1.
Don't let the electrolyte get lower than the tops of the plates of your storage battery.
Grotthuss in (1806), announced his theory that the molecules in an electrolyte have their individual electro-positive and electro-negative atoms charged positively and negatively respectively.
The order of the metals varies with the electrolyte in which the metals are tested.
In this form of cell, the electrolyte which surrounds the zinc is either magnesium sulphate or common salt.
A cylinder of hemp or other fabric used in place of a porous pot in some forms of Leclanche cell, and also as a support for the depolarizing mass in some forms of dry cell where the electrolyteis of a thin gelatinous nature.
The cell consists of a glass bottle containing the electrolyte and fitted with a lid from which the elements are supported.
The term "electropoion" is a trade name for the electrolyte employed in the Fuller cell.
Restricted space forelectrolyte causing rapid lowering of level of liquid by evaporation; 4.
As evaporation of the electrolyte takes place in a cell, it increases in strength, and crystals are left on the sides of the jar previously wetted by the solution, the action being very marked when the solution is a saturated one.
The plate attacked by the electrolyte is the negative element, and the one unattacked the positive element.
To make the electrolyte take 3 ounces of finely powdered bichromate of potash and 1 pint of boiling water; stir with a glass rod and after it is cool, add slowly, stirring all the time, 3 ounces of sulphuric acid.
This rod slides through a hole in the lid so that the zinc plate can be lifted out of the electrolyte when the cell is not at work, thus preventing wasteful consumption of zinc and of the electrolyte.
There is a second important effect of the acid solution or electrolyte in a cell.
Some bubbles of the gas rise to the surface of the electrolyte and so escape into the air, but much of it clings to the surface of the copper element which thus gradually becomes covered with a thin film of hydrogen.
Since its strength is apt to vary, however, it is best to mix the electrolyte with the aid of the hydrometer furnished with the battery.
Mix the electrolyte in a stone crock, or glass container, stirring with a glass rod, and testing from time to time with a hydrometer.
If the gravity of one or more cells is 50 points less than the others, water has been used to replace electrolytewhich has been spilled or lost in some other manner, or else one or more jars are cracked.
If the battery has sealed rubber jars, the height of the electrolyte may be determined with a glass tube, as described on page 55.
If at or before the end of that time the electrolyte has, fallen below the tops of the plates in any or all cells, these cells have leaky Jars and the battery must be opened and the leaky jars replaced with good ones.
If the electrolyte is low, distilled water should be added to bring it up to the proper level.
Inspect each cell to see if the level of the electrolyte is at the proper height.
The top of the black band out of the electrolyte indicates the rubber jar battery is charged.
If in any cell electrolyte is below tops of plates that cell is very likely the defective one, and should be filled with distilled water.
If the gravity is too low, remove a little of the electrolyte and add the same amount of 1.
Fill each jar with weak electrolyte and make the test as before.
Altered fluid equilibrium in buoyant states is accompanied by shifts in intracellular and extracellular electrolyte distribution, especially sodium and potassium.
If this should occur, the mission would probably have to be aborted, since it is doubtful if electrolyte balance would be maintained at such high rates of water loss.
Disadvantages of this integrated system include electrolysis of the bacterial medium, possibly resulting in toxic breakdown products, and the possible effects of electric power and the KOH electrolyte on the bacteria.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "electrolyte" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: anion; cation; electrolysis; electroplating; ion; ionization
