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I INCLOSE the results of some experiments I have lately made to ascertain if the cost of working the nitric acid batteries of Grove and Bunsen could be reduced. I find that the nitric acid can be replaced by a mixture of half nitric and half dilute sulphuric. And the latter gives a higher force for nearly three hours. The experiments were made with a large-surface volta meter, and the gases were collected during one minute every half-hour; four pint-size cells were used. The experiments were repeated, and every care taken to avoid any error. I have also used the mixed acids very successfully with twenty-eight cells for the electric light. I presume the increased power is due to the internal resistance of the battery being slightly lowered by the addition of the dilute sulphuric acid in the porous cell. I may add that the fumes were much less than when nitric acid alone is used.
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KNIGHT, J. Nitric Acid Batteries. Nature 19, 581 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/019581b0
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