CONTENTS. 



SECTION I. 



THEORY. 

 CHAPTER I. 



PRELIMINARY NOTIONS. 



FACE 



Magnetism Energy Hypotheses on Electric Phenomena Electric 

 Potential Electromotive Force Electric Current Current Inten- 

 sity Electric Resistance Electric Conductivity Theoretical 

 Electrical Units Practical Units Ohm Ampere Volt Cou- 

 lomb Farad Dyne Erg Watt Ohm's Law Electrical Work . . 1 



CHAPTEK II. 



ELECTROLYTIC LAWS. 



Chemical Action and Electricity Effects of Electricity Electrolysis 

 Clausius' Hypothesis Electrolytic Action of Currents Faraday's 

 Law Electro-chemical Equivalents Of the Influence of Solutions 

 Of the Influence of the Sizes of the Electrodes Joule's Law 

 Work Required for Electrolysis Electromotive Forces Thomson's 

 Law Determination of the Electromotive Force Electromotive 

 Force required for the Decomposition of Water Remark on the De- 

 composition of Water by means of a Low Electromotive Force .. 14 



CHAPTER III. 



WORK ABSORBED IN ELECTROLYSIS. 



General Formula) Amount of Work required for the Decomposition of 

 Water Electrolysis of a Binary Compound with a Metallic Basis 

 Electrolysis of Ternary Compounds Of the Chemical Actions in an 

 Electrolyte Sprague's Law Limits of Electrolysis Of the Use of 

 Soluble Anodes Practical Determination of the Counter Electro- 

 motive Force and of Metallic Resistances .. 28 



