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The substance that is reduced in a lead battery as it generates electric currents is lead dioxide. You can recharge the battery by reversing the direction the current is flowing.

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What substance is reduced in a lead-acid storage battery?

Lead dioxide on the positive electrode is reduced to lead sulfate during discharge in a lead-acid storage battery.


What electrolyte is used in a lead storage battery?

The electrolyte in a lead storage battery is a solution of sulfuric acid and water.


Is a lead storage battery the same as lead acid batteries?

Generally, yes, they are the same. The term "lead storage battery" is a bit incorrect, but it conveys the idea that the battery in question is a lead-acid storage battery. These storage batteries are the ones we commonly find in vehicles. With sulfuric acid and water in the electrolyte, and lead and lead dioxide for electrodes, this battery, while having a low energy-to-weight ratio, can deliver some very high surge current, which is what the doctor ordered to start said vehicles.


How is a lead a storage battery recharged?

A lead storage battery is recharged via a shocking sort of system. Pumping up the voltage in a lead storage battery by using something like a magnet held close to it as the direct current shoots through to it.


Element used with lead for storage battery plates?

Antimony


What is an energy storage filled with chemicals?

An energy storage filled with chemicals is called a battery. The chemicals are usually a solution of lead acid in water, hence the term lead-acid battery.


The electrolyte used in lead storage battery is dilute?

Sulphuric acid


How does a lead storage battery works?

they ignite the ignition and blows up


When a lead storage battery discharges the concentration of?

When a lead storage battery discharges, the concentration of sulfuric acid inside the battery increases due to the release of sulfuric acid molecules into the solution. This process is part of the electrochemical reactions that occur during the discharge process in a lead-acid battery.


What is a lead storage battery?

It is a battery which, as you may have guessed, used lead and an acid to store an electrical charge. Most car/truck batteries are of this type.


What is a lead acid storage battery?

It is a battery which, as you may have guessed, used lead and an acid to store an electrical charge. Most car/truck batteries are of this type.


What is a car battery an example of?

Lead/acid, wet cell, electrical storage device.