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RefNoPP/1/9/2
Previous numbersPP/33/10
LevelItem
TitleDiagram, experimental apparatus by G [George] Gore
Date1881
DescriptionApparatus used by Gore in his investigations into the electrolytic diffusion of liquids. It consists of a glass vessel (A) containing a heavier liquid, a glass tube (B) containing a lighter solution, 'and capable of being raised and lowered by means of the rack C [...] the tube B is closed at the lower end by an India rubber bung; in a hole in the centre of which is fixed the open glass meniscus tube D'. Platinum electrode plates are placed inside the glass vessel A.

Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments

A print of this diagram was published in volume 33 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On the electrolytic diffusion of liquids'.
Extent1p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1881.0081
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1365Gore; George (1826 - 1908)1826 - 1908
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