XXIII. On the action of electricity on gases.—No. II. On the electric decomposition of carbonic-acid gas

In my previous experiments the maximum amount of ozone obtained by the action of electricity upon pure oxygen passed through the induction-tube of W. Siemens was about 20 per cent., an amount which, under the conditions of the experiment, could not be exceeded. It occurred to me as possible to repla...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 1873
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1872.0091
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Summary:In my previous experiments the maximum amount of ozone obtained by the action of electricity upon pure oxygen passed through the induction-tube of W. Siemens was about 20 per cent., an amount which, under the conditions of the experiment, could not be exceeded. It occurred to me as possible to replace the 80 per cent. of oxygen unaffected by the action of the electricity by an indifferent gas, and thus to effect the complete conversion of oxygen into ozone. This idea was the starting-point of the following investigation.