Faraday
Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
a unit of electricity used in electrolysis, equal to 96,500 coulombs.
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Faraday seemed to be just as much interested in this kind as in the other.
By the Christmas Fire | Samuel McChord CrothersThese discoveries of Faraday were all inventions, in the sense in which the word invention is used in this book.
Invention | Bradley A. FiskeIt has been claimed by some that Henry discovered electro-magnetic induction before Faraday did.
Invention | Bradley A. FiskeTen years later Faraday explained and applied the laws of Induction, basing them upon the demonstrations of Ampre.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleThe story of electricity, as men studied it in the primary school of the science, ends where Faraday began.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for faraday (1 of 2)
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a quantity of electricity, used in electrochemical calculations, equivalent to unit amount of substance of electrons. It is equal to the product of the Avogadro number and the charge on the electron and has the value 96 487 coulombs per mole: Symbol: F
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1British Dictionary definitions for Faraday (2 of 2)
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Michael. 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction, leading to the invention of the dynamo. He also carried out research into the principles of electrolysis
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Scientific definitions for faraday (1 of 2)
[ făr′ə-dā′ ]
A measure of electric charge equal to the charge carried by one mole of electrons, about 96,494 coulombs per mole. The faraday is used in measurements of the electricity required to break down a compound by electrolysis.
Scientific definitions for Faraday (2 of 2)
[ făr′ə-dā′, -dē ]
British physicist and chemist whose experiments into the connections between electricity, magnetism, and light laid the foundation for modern physics. In addition to discovering electromagnetic induction, he invented the electric motor, generator, and transformer, and he discovered the carbon compound benzene.
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