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What does a battery cell do?

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Theoretically, a battery consists of two or more cells, but in practice most people call a single cell a battery.

A cell is a physical unit that produces a specific voltage, for NiCd it is ~1.2 volts, for lead acid, it is ~2.1 volts.

A battery can be made of a single cell, or multiple cells. In the case of a 9 volt battery, there are typically 6 cells in series to produce the 9 volts (1.5 volts x 6).

AnswerA cell is a single source of electricity produced by a chemical action in the cell. A battery is simply a combination of cells connected electrically.


Fuel cells and batteries are similar because they use a chemical reaction to provide electricity. A battery stores the chemical reactants, usually metal compounds like lithium, zinc or manganese. Once used up, you must recharge or throw away the battery. A fuel cell actually creates electricity through reactants (hydrogen and oxygen) stored externally. The fuel cell will produce electricity as long as it has a fuel supply. In short, a fuel cell vehicle is refueled instead of recharged.

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A battrey cell charges the electric things like torch,electric toy etc.

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a battery is a chemical reaction and a capacitory stores electrons. It's kinda like the difference between a regular battery and a rechargeable battery.

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A cell has a single unit that is at the base voltage. A batter can have either a single cell or multiple cells which are connected together in a series or parallel that can make a current.

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