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RefNoPP/12/7
Previous numbersPP/44/7
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TitlePaper, 'Effect of chlorine on the electro-motive force of a voltaic couple' by George Gore
Date1888
DescriptionGore writes: 'If the electromotive force of a small voltaic couple of unamalgamated magnesium and platinum in distilled water, is balanced through the coil of a moderately sensitive galvanometer of about 100 ohms resistance, by means of that of a small Daniell’s cell plus that of a sufficient number of couples of iron and German silver of a suitable thermoelectric pile (see ‘Proceedings of the Birmingham Philosophical Society,’ vol. 4, p. 130), the degree of potential being noted; and sufficiently minute quantities of very dilute chlorinewater are then added in succession to the distilled water, the degree of electromotive force of the couple is not affected until a certain definite proportion of chlorine has been added; the potential then suddenly commences to increase, and continues to do so with each further addition within a certain limit.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Electricity

Received 7 April 1888. Read 3 May 1888.

A version of this paper was published in volume 44 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Effect of chlorine on the electromotive force of a voltaic couple'.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1888.0017
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