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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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