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- n a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- n the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
- Struck by the electrons, the atoms of the metallic anode vibrate violently and emit energy in the form of X rays, which can burn the skin, injure the eyes and cause genetic damage.
- Doses from the anode (positive pole) seemed to have less effecttwo milliamperes produced somewhat inferior litters, one milliampere made no visible difference.
- But cathodic protection creates a countercurrent, which flows from an anode placed near the pipeline, through the soil and directly onto the pipeline itself, effectively zapping .