. Journal . Fig. 9. field is formed in the beaker, the lines of forcel beingvertical. If. now. the current passes from one electrode tothe other through the electrolyte, the lines of currentin the latter are radial and horizontal. Every infimtcsimalstrip of electrolyte between the electrodes acts as if itwere a wire carrying a current. The current directionis in every case perpendicular to the magnetic lines^ offorce, which, therefore, push the electrolyte in a directionperpendicular to their direction and to that of the other words, every particle of the electrolyte betweenthe elec
. Journal . Fig. 9. field is formed in the beaker, the lines of forcel beingvertical. If. now. the current passes from one electrode tothe other through the electrolyte, the lines of currentin the latter are radial and horizontal. Every infimtcsimalstrip of electrolyte between the electrodes acts as if itwere a wire carrying a current. The current directionis in every case perpendicular to the magnetic lines^ offorce, which, therefore, push the electrolyte in a directionperpendicular to their direction and to that of the other words, every particle of the electrolyte betweenthe electrodes is acted on by a horizontal force whichpushes it in a direction perpendicular to a radius of thecylmder drawn through it. The whole electrolyte there-fore revolves about the anode as a cylinder about itsaxis. The electrolytic cell and the solenoid niay becoimected in series or worked by separate circuits. Theheat developed in the solenoid may be used for warramgthe electrolyte, but if this is not desi
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