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no; it is for a wet cell instead

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Q: Is acid an electrolyte for a dry cell?
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What is the difference between a dry cell and a voltaic cell?

Electrolyte. sulphuric acid


Does dry cell batteries have liquid in it?

The term, 'dry cell', is a misnomer. The electrolyte is actually a paste or gel.


How are wet and dry cells the same?

A wet cell and a dry cell are the same in that they each have an anode, a cathode and and electrolyte. All three components are different chemically. The anode and the cathode will exhibit a voltage difference when placed in the electically conductive electrolyte. The voltage and reaction between the three parts of the cell are chemical reactions. A wet cell is different from a dry cell in that the electrolyte in the wet cell is a liquid where the so-called dry cell has an electrolyte that is either damp, moist or in a gelatinous form. ( The electrolyte is not actually "dry".) Otherwise the cells are the same. The cell may be a primary cell that is depleted as one of the elements is chemically consumed or the cell may be rechargable by reversing the chemical reaction.


Difference between dry cell and wet cell?

a dry cell is a cell that has electrolyte that is a paste a wet cell is a cell that has a liquid electrolyte -sads


How can a dry cell produce electrical energy?

A "dry" cell is actually a misnomer. The electrolyte is actually a moist paste, with enough liquid in it to make the electrochemistry operate exactly the same as a wet cell. The practical difference between a dry cell and a wet cell is that the moist paste electrolyte of the dry cell will not spill out when the cell is turned over like the liquid electrolyte of the wet cell does. This makes manufacturing and transportation of ready to use dry cells possible, while wet cells must be manufactured and shipped without the liquid electrolyte and are filled at the point of sale after installation.


Can a dry cell battery be recharged?

Some wet cells can be recharged (e.g. lead acid cell) some wet cells can't be recharged (e.g. gravity cell). Some dry cells can be recharged (e.g. NiMH cell) some wet cells can't be recharged (e.g. carbon zinc cell). It depends on the cell chemistry not the wet/dry construction. Also any wet cell can be made into a dry cell by absorbing the wet electrolyte into something and making a damp paste electrolyte.


What kind of battery has paste electrolyte inside of it?

A dry-cell battery


Function of dry or wet cells?

A 'wet' cell uses a conducting liquid called an electrolyte; a 'dry cell uses a conducting gel called an electrolyte. So, really, a 'dry' cell is simply a non-spillable wet cell! They both store electrical engergy for use later on.


Does a cell with copper and zinc electrodes in an acid electrolyte produce voltages?

yes


In a wet type of voltaic cell what is electrolyte?

liquid electrolyte solution with water and sulfuric acid.


Liquid portion of a cell is called?

A wet cell A cell that contains a solid electrolyte is a dry cell.


A dry battery and a wet battery and ...?

To put simply a "dry" battery is one that does not have any electrolyte (acid)... as such a dry charged battery is one in which the plate/cells of the battery are fully charged but will need to add the acid at the end user side before the battery is activated.The Wet battery, is one that comes from the factory/production side fully charged and ready to use (with the acid inside).Wrong. Both wet and dry batteries contain an electrolyte, but in the dry battery the electrolyte is absorbed into a solid material forming a damp paste. The dry battery is not really dry, its actually damp. The important difference is that the liquid electrolyte in a wet battery can spill and the damp paste electrolyte in the dry battery can't.Lead-acid batteries are commonly shipped and sold without the electrolyte as this simplifies shipment and extends shelf life in the store. But they are still wet batteries as they cannot function until the electrolyte is added. True dry batteries need nothing added to function.