Volta’s battery

Volta’s battery worked on the principle that, if a plate of copper and a plate of Zinc are placed in a bath of sulphuric acid, an electric current will be created and will flow from the copper to the Zinc. Many scientists conducted experiments using Voltaic cell. The results were

(a) Water was divided electrolytic ally into hydrogen and oxygen.
(b) Invention of metals sodium and potassium and
(c) Experiments on magnets.

Volta received several honors. He was invited to give a lecture at paris institute. Napoleam, the king presided.

He was selected as senator. The king of Australia nominated him the Director, studies in philosophy, Padua. Volta died in his native Como. A statue of him was erected at Como.