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Electrolyte   Listen
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Electrolyte  n.  (Physics & Chem.) A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.






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"Electrolyte" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Then you should know, Mr. Siegel, that battery-making is an art, not a science. You don't just stick a couple of electrodes into a solution of electrolyte and consider that your work is done. With the same two metals and the same electrolyte, you could make batteries that would run the gamut from terrible to excellent. Some of 'em, maybe, wouldn't hold a charge more than an ...
— With No Strings Attached • Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)

... compounds are formed which possess a reversible capacity; namely, in reproducing the former materials—that is, electricity is generated. This process of forming chemical substances by the passing of an electrical current is called electrolysis and the product so produced is called electrolyte. At the same time it is a known fact that organic chemistry is infinitely more complicated and variable than inorganic chemistry. The energy produced by the reactions of some organic chemical groups are, therefore, of a more complicated character and of another ...
— Manhood of Humanity. • Alfred Korzybski

... marked C, is used as the electrolyte, and for that we shall take some of the sulphate of copper which the copper ore furnishes. A good strong salt solution would also answer the purpose. The two electrodes are separated, and a wire connects the two outside of the cell. Now you will notice that within ...
— The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island • Roger Thompson Finlay

... essentially composed of such binary combinations. For many years this view enjoyed almost undisputed sway. It received what seemed strong confirmation when Faraday showed the definite connection between the amount of electricity employed and the amount of decomposition produced in the so-called electrolyte. But its claims were really much too comprehensive, ...
— A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams



Words linked to "Electrolyte" :   solution, polyelectrolyte



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