The Chemistry Of Batteries

impact. Batteries help us get around, keep in touch, have fun, and tell the

time. They do this by powering our cars, cell phones, pagers, portable CD

players, watches and many other useful tools. They can even save our lives

by powering things like smoke detectors, carbon dioxide detectors and

glucose meters. In this term paper I will discuss how batteries function,

what types of batteries exist, what gives them their power and many other

The battery, also known as an electric cell, is a device that converts

the energy from chemicals into electricity. Chemical reactions that are able

to produce electrons are called Electro-chemical reactions. A battery

basically consists of two or more cells that are connected in a series or

parallel. All cells are made of a liquid, paste, or solid electrolyte and a

positive electrode, as well as a negative electrode. The electrolyte works as

an ionic conductor, this causes one of the electrodes to react. This reaction

produces electrons while the other electrode accepts the electrons. Every

battery has two terminals, one positive and the othe

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