Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The radical consisting of a single atom each of sulphur and oxygen, SO.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds.
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- noun chemistry The
divalent radical O=S<
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Examples
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You may remember my previous blog post where I alluded to the lithium thionyl chloride battery.
A Brief History of Batteries- Part 1 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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Converting lithium chloride back to thionyl chloride is like trying to find a Quentin Tarantino movie with no violence- its not hard to find; its impossible to find!
A Brief History of Batteries- Part 1 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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If you want to recharge this battery, you will need to take the lithium chloride and convert is into thionyl chloride.
A Brief History of Batteries- Part 1 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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The behavior of the lead-acid battery is remarkably similar to that of the zinc electrode in a Zn-manganese oxide alkaline battery or for that matter to the lithium thionyl chloride battery.
A Brief History of Batteries- Part 2 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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But if the lithium thionyl chloride is not a rechargeable battery and the zinc-manganese oxide is not a rechargeable battery, then why is the lead acid a rechargeable battery?
A Brief History of Batteries- Part 2 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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But if the lithium thionyl chloride is not a rechargeable battery and the zinc-manganese oxide is not a rechargeable battery, then why is the lead acid a rechargeable battery?
Archive 2010-09-01 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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The behavior of the lead-acid battery is remarkably similar to that of the zinc electrode in a Zn-manganese oxide alkaline battery or for that matter to the lithium thionyl chloride battery.
Archive 2010-09-01 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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Quite an interesting place - they were manufacturing Li-thionyl chloride batteries for defence.
A shout-out to the separator Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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Lithium thionyl chloride batteries offer excellent shelf life
WN.com - Articles related to 'Safe' ciggies as hazardous as tobacco 2010
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A solution of lithium tetrachloroaluminate in thionyl chloride serves as the electrolyte and the lithium and carbon rods are simply inserted in.
WN.com - Articles related to 'Safe' ciggies as hazardous as tobacco 2010
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