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anodeThe positive electrode in an electrolytic cell (see electrolysis), thermionic valve, cathode ray tube, or similar device, towards which negative particles are attracted. The negative particles originate from the cathode. In these cases the flow of electrons is out of the device at the anode. The term is also inconsistently applied in some other cases to electrodes at which the flow of electrons is into the device - for example, to the positive terminal of a battery. |
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| Lithium used as the anode in lithium-sulfur dioxide, manganese dioxide and lithium--ion, is highly reactive and capable of bursting into flames when wet or exploding when burned. The diameter of the anode needle's tip in the corona beam sensor gun, the quality of the needle material (e. The team tested the wires as the anode in an experimental battery. |
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