Bichromate battery
- inventor:
- Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Johann Christian Poggendorff
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Bichromate battery, 2 qt. cell
The simplest form of one-fluid cell with a liquid depolariser is the bichromate cell invented by Robert Bunsen (1811-1899) and Johann Poggendorf (1796-1877). The bichromate battery was one of a number of different types developed from about 1840 onwards to supply a relatively large current for a long period of time - with earlier types of battery, the current dropped quickly in continuous use, though recovered when disconnected for a while. Bichromate cells were made in several different forms.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Object Number:
- 1876-62
- type:
- bichromate battery
- credit:
- Pedagogical Museum of St Petersburg
