Bent steam nozzles and voltaic pile: what they have in common
- Step 1. Bent steam nozzles — is part of — Heron’s aeolipile. Jets of steam spin the ball.
- Step 2. Heron’s aeolipile — uses — Combustion. A fire boils the water in the cauldron.
- Step 3. Combustion — is a kind of — Oxidation. Combustion is rapid oxidation.
- Step 4. Oxidation — is used in — Electrochemical reaction. Redox reactions.
- Step 5. Electrochemical reaction — is used in — Voltaic pile. Current arises from the reaction of dissimilar metals with an electrolyte.