2006-07-06 21:14:40 · 6 answers · asked by TCJellis 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Good question.....I'll give this to one of my students as a project. Thanks for the idea.
2006-07-06 23:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The process in a battery is a chemical process. Ony if the resulting products of the chemical reaction are gaseous or liquid AND are allowed to escape (which is not the case), the total weight may decrease. In the case of undamaged sealed batteries the weight remains the same. Sometimes batteries do leak, that-s why batteries should not be left in for a long time without use, and then - yes - they lose weight.
2006-07-06 21:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A battery has positive and negative "Sides", which have a deficiency and surplus of electrons respectively. As a battery is drained, negative electrons are moving from the negative side of the battery to the positive side. Any conductors between the two sides have "Free electrons" which flow through the circuit, and replace those which have "left" the negative or surplus side with electrons on the positive or deficient side; therefore, matter doesn't "disappear", and work is performed by the movement of the electrons. When the two sides balance out the charges, the battery is dead.
2006-07-07 14:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by Doug Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so because the only thing that the battery is losing is energy. To lose weight they would have to lose matter as well and I'm not aware of this happening.
2006-07-06 21:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by quote.ended 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No in the case of seald batteries. But for batteries like Lead acid one gases are emmitted while recharghing thus reducing weight
2006-07-06 21:41:10 · answer #5 · answered by crackman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, just a tiny, tiny bit.
The energy released from the chemical reaction is a loss of mass. But because E=mc^2 and c^2=9 x 10^16 then its a diddy amount.
2006-07-06 21:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by Epidavros 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋