What type of reactions occur in an automobile battery?

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What type of reactions occur in an automobile battery?

2007-05-23 06:59:10 · 2 answers · asked by Nicole J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Redox. (Reduction/oxidation)

2007-05-23 07:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by chemmie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

In the good old battery, Pb was oxidized to Pb+2 while H+ was reduced to elemental H2. H2SO4 supplied the hydrogen and sulfate for the reaction and the cation for Pb+2.

2007-05-23 07:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋