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Name |
EMF of Weston Standard Cell |
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Value |
1.018 636 V at 20°C |
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Category |
Material properties: cells |
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Comments |
The Weston standard cell has a positive electrode of mercury, a negative electrode of cadmium, and the electrolyte is saturated cadmium sulfate solution.
This EMF, which is reliably reproducible, is used for calibrating voltmeters. |
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References |
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics and Mathematics , McGraw-Hill, 1978
The Dent Dictionary of Measurement , M Darton, J Clark, Dent, 1994 |
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