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Offline kapital

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potenital difference
« on: June 21, 2013, 04:52:48 PM »
It there an electrical potential difference between two metals?(for example cupper and calcium, no water, no other solutions)
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Re: potenital difference
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 03:56:12 PM »
Well, lets try to consider it another way.  Suppose you pick two different metals -- say, copper and iron.  Do you think they have a potential you can measure when they're in contact with out an electrolyte, or moisture?
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Re: potenital difference
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2013, 04:44:34 PM »
I think they do not but I am not sure.
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Re: potenital difference
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2013, 06:36:43 PM »
Well ... how would you go about measuring the potential in order to see?
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Re: potenital difference
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2013, 07:32:41 PM »
Hm, I do not have equipment....
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