battery jar
Americannoun
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Corning scientist Jesse Littleton brought a sawed-off battery jar to his wife, Bessie, who baked a sponge cake in it.
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The copper sulphate solution, being the heavier of the two, rests at the bottom of the battery jar, while the dilute sulphuric acid remains at the top.
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By placing crystals of blue vitriol in the battery jar, the solution of blue vitriol can be kept up to its full strength for a very long time.
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The same plan may be adopted with wide glass jars, like the ordinary battery jar.
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This sediment consists of active material or lead sulphate which has dropped from the positive plate and fallen to the bottom of the battery jar.
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