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Why do alkaline manganese cells have longer shelf life than zinc carbon cells?

2007-03-23 13:56:35 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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The zinc carbon cells are made with acid as an electrolyte. The acid corrodes the battery over time. Have you ever seen the brown stuff that forms on old zinc-carbon batteries?

2007-03-23 13:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0 0

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