Chemical Education Today
Correction
e−
load +
cathode
Li
layer
anode
2SOCl2 + 4 Li + + 4e−
Li + Li+ + e− lithium metal
passive
A recent article by Richard S. Treptow, “Lithium Batteries: A Practical Application of Chemical Principles”, was published with two typographical errors. On page 1016 LiClO4 is incorrectly labeled as LiClO. Figure 3, on page 1017, includes a reaction expression in which Li⫹ is inaccurately written as Li⫹2. The corrected Figure 3 appears at right. Readers may find the emended PDF file at the JCE Online Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issues/2003/ Oct/PlusSub/V80N10/p1015.pdf. The Journal regrets the error.
current collector
J. Chem. Educ. 2003, 80, 1015
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S + SO2 + 4LiCl thionyl chloride
Figure 3. Lithium-metal battery with liquid cathode of thionyl chloride.
JChemEd.chem.wisc.edu • Vol. 80 No. 12 December 2003 • Journal of Chemical Education
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