Bichromate battery

Made:
1876 in Europe and Rossiya
inventor:
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
and
Johann Christian Poggendorff
Bichromate battery, 2 qt. cell

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Bichromate battery, 2 qt. cell
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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