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In surgery, the destruction of tumors, cicatricial bands, calculi, and other pathological formations by means of the electric current.
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The number of ions set free in a given time is proportional to the strength of the current The current is carried through the electrolyte by the motion of ions possessing electric charges, and the ions of each element carry an unalterable charge of electricity; increase of current therefore involves an increase in the number of ions liberated.
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If the same current be passed simultaneously through several cells in series, containing different electrolytes, the weight of the ions liberated in each cell is equal to the total quantity of electricity conveyed, multiplied by the electrochemical equivalent of the ions of that cell.
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The decomposition of a chemical compound, called the electrolyte, into its constituent parts by an electric current.