2006-11-19 09:05:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
its called corrosion. When a battery leaks acid it will have white crusty stuff on them. DO NOT touch it.
2006-11-19 09:13:24 · answer #1 · answered by purpleshopper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we popularly say that current flows from pos to neg.
in reality it goes the other way.
when current flows from a battery it is the result of a chemical reaction. all chemical reactions have an electrical component. when we measure this we call it e zero value. for the popular batteries we use the e zero value of each cell is 1.5 volts.
so
for most batteries discharge neg to pos at a value of 1.5 v. when the chemical reaction has no more reactivity we say the battery is dead.
2006-11-19 09:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by elmo o 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In simple layman's terms: Using the battery's power. The opposite of charging. Foe the technical explanation look elsewhere.
2006-11-19 09:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Batteries/nominal.htm
2006-11-19 09:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by t_roy_e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depletion of free electrons.
2006-11-19 09:15:07 · answer #5 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋