Volta's battery consisted of brine-soaked pieces of cloth sandwiched between zinc and copper discs, piled stack; this resulted in electrolyte leakage as the weight of the discs squeezed the electrolyte out of the cloth.
Volta's battery consisted of brine-soaked pieces of cloth sandwiched between zinc and copper discs, piled stack. This resulted in electrolyte leakage. The weight of the discs squeezed the electrolyte out of the cloth.