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The Chemistry of the Plante and Faure Cell

Nature volume 26, pages 251–252 (1882)Cite this article

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PART III.—The Discharge of the Cell THE two plates of a Planté or Faure battery consist essentially of lead peroxide as the negative element, and metallic lead in a spongy condition as the positive. These are brought into communication with one another through the lead plates which support them, together with the connecting wire.

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  1. J. H. GLADSTONE
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GLADSTONE, J., TRIBE, A. The Chemistry of the Plante and Faure Cell . Nature 26, 251–252 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026251a0

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