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(Encyclopedia)CE5 Lead storage cell: At the lead-dioxide electrode, electrons from the circuit combine with lead dioxide and sulfuric acid to form lead sulfate and water. At the spongy-lead electrode, lead react...storage battery
(Encyclopedia)storage battery: see battery, electric. ...battery
(Encyclopedia)battery, in criminal and tort law, the unpermitted touching of any part of the person of another, or of anything worn, carried by, or intimately associated at that moment (as a chair being sat on) wit...electric circuit
(Encyclopedia)CE5 A. Series circuit: Current is the same through each resistance; voltage divides in direct proportion to each resistance. B. Parallel circuit: Voltage drop is the same over each resistance; curr...Battery, the
(Encyclopedia)Battery, the, park, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), southern tip of Manhattan island, New York City; site of former Dutch and English fortifications. Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1808 for the defense of N...cell, in electricity
(Encyclopedia)cell: see battery, electric.dry cell
(Encyclopedia)dry cell: see battery, electric. ...alkaline dry cell
(Encyclopedia)alkaline dry cell: see battery, electric. ...electric charge
(Encyclopedia)electric charge: see charge.electric current
(Encyclopedia)electric current: see electricity. ...Browse by Subject
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