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Can the acid in a battery disappear?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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13y ago

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Because they contain corrosive (acidic or alkaline) electrolytes. In the case of a simple carbon-zinc cell, the zinc container acquires its negative charge by dissolving into the electrolyte. Accordingly, the cell will eventually perforate, and allow the electrolyte to escape, and this can cause the battery compartment in the flashlight, or whatever, to corrode as well.

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13y ago

Oh yes. They can dry out and your cells inside of your battery will be dry so there for your battery wont hold a charge. if its dry acid no it cant but will wear out. But wet batteries do dry out but some batteries like car battery can be topped off with acid fluid.

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10y ago

No, but a battery will always contain a sheet of rolled-up Lithium (Li) metal inside.

The answer above is not true. There are many types of battery chemistry. Only some use Lithium. For instance the common car battery uses Lead plates and Sulfuric Acid.

Alkaline batteries use a Base chemical versus an Acid chemical.

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15y ago

There is no relation between batteries and acid rain

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13y ago

So the battery cells can be well charged and not dry out.

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