<s>
The	O
Edison	B-Algorithm
–	I-Algorithm
Lalande	I-Algorithm
cell	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
alkaline	B-Algorithm
primary	I-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
developed	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Edison	O
from	O
an	O
earlier	O
design	O
by	O
Felix	O
Lalande	O
and	O
Georges	O
Chaperon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consisted	O
of	O
plates	O
of	O
copper	O
oxide	O
and	O
zinc	B-Application
in	O
a	O
solution	O
of	O
potassium	O
hydroxide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cell	O
could	O
be	O
replenished	O
with	O
fresh	O
zinc	B-Application
and	O
copper	O
oxide	O
plates	O
and	O
KOH	O
solution	O
for	O
reuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boat	O
was	O
originally	O
fitted	O
with	O
540	O
Lalande	O
–	O
Chaperon	O
alkaline	B-Algorithm
cells	I-Algorithm
which	O
used	O
zinc	B-Application
and	O
copper	O
oxide	O
electrodes	O
with	O
potassium	O
hydroxide	O
electrolyte	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Coumelin	O
,	O
Desmazures	O
and	O
Baillache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
cell	O
,	O
the	O
copper	O
oxide	O
depolarizer	B-Algorithm
was	O
pasted	O
on	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
cast	O
iron	O
pot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
depolarizer	B-Algorithm
was	O
exhausted	O
,	O
the	O
cell	O
was	O
dismantled	O
and	O
the	O
liquid	O
was	O
poured	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pot	O
was	O
then	O
heated	O
in	O
air	O
to	O
re-oxidize	B-Operating_System
the	O
deposited	O
copper	O
to	O
copper	O
oxide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zinc	B-Application
anode	O
dissolves	O
(	O
is	O
oxidised	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
hydroxide	O
solution	O
to	O
form	O
zincate	O
anions	O
,	O
consuming	O
hydroxide	O
ions	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
;	O
electrons	O
enter	O
the	O
external	O
circuit	O
:	O
</s>
