Robin <mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au> wrote:
> >work function where metal ions are transported by well known chemical > >reactions through a liquid electrolyte in between the electrodes. > > Not always. There are "dry-cells" (not really very dry), and also cells > with a solid electrolyte. > > >has similarities with a nuclear or atomic battery without the hazardous > >radiation and they don't increase output with temperature. We settled on > >calling it a LEC, > > Transporting gas ions may well result in a cell that has a high internal > resistance. This may well explain why it acts > as current source rather than a voltage source . . . Frank says this is right. He will address these issues. This kind of comment is helpful. I have been urging him to gather up his comments from the slides and from discussions like this, organize them, and put them into a sort of Guidebook To The Experiment. I think he is doing that. It is better to have all the details in one document, rather than having them only available in bits and pieces scattered around the internet in discussion groups.
