The Effect of Pressure Upon the e.m.f. of the Weston Standard Cell

Abstract

Several specially designed Weston Standard Cells have been constructed and subjected to large hydrostatic pressures. The cell cases were made of glass, beeswax, or rubber and the e.m.f. measured at pressures from 1 to 12,000 atmospheres. Such pressures have the effect of increasing the e.m.f. only by a small percent.