An early form of battery, devised by Alessandro Volta, consisting of a number of flat voltaic cells joined in series. The liquid electrolyte was absorbed into paper or leather discs.
Chemistry
An early form of battery, devised by Alessandro Volta, consisting of a number of flat voltaic cells joined in series. The liquid electrolyte was absorbed into paper or leather discs.
Chemical Engineering
An early form of battery that consists of a number of dissimilar metals such as copper and zinc with each pair being joined in series by paper pads moistened with an electrolyte. It was devised by Italian physicist Count Alessandro Volta (1745–1827).