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Daniell cell

British  
/ ˈdænjəl /

noun

  1. physics a type of cell having a zinc anode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous barrier from a copper cathode in copper sulphate solution. It has an emf of 1.1 volts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Daniell cell

C19: named after John Daniell (1790–1845), English scientist

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The original form given to this, the Daniell cell, is shown at Fig.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.

With this apparatus he obtained sparks 6 in. long, the initial source of electrification being a single Daniell cell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

Thus in the Daniell cell the dissolution of copper as well as of zinc would increase the loss in available energy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

If the slow processes of diffusion be ignored, the Daniell cell already described may be taken as a type of a reversible cell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

In fact, we have already seen that in the Daniell cell the current decomposes a solution of sulphate of copper and deposits the pure metal on the copper plate.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

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