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Cathode

Cathode.  The negative electrode in the electrogalvanic or electroplating process; the opposite of the anode. The piece being worked on (called the work) is the cathode – the pattern to be electroformed or the piece to be plated; it is wired to complete the electric circuit. Metal builds up on the cathode as it passes through the electrolyte solution from the anode.  See electrolysis.

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An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

Roger W. Burdette, Editor


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