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Record 1 2013-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Galvanic Cells
  • Cells and Batteries
CONT

A voltaic pile is a set of individual Galvanic cells placed in series. The voltaic pile, invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800, was the first electric battery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
  • Éléments galvaniques
  • Piles et accumulateurs
CONT

La pile à colonne de Volta, pile voltaïque, ou encore pile Volta fut la première pile électrique. [Elle] est formée par un empilement, d'où son nom, de petits disques de cuivre et de zinc alternés.

Spanish

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