...Assignment of Applied Chemistry Submitted to: Mam Submitted by: Farwa Jafar Registration no.: 2014-EE-438 University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore(FSD campus) Lead Acid Battery Definition: ‘‘A lead-acid battery is a electrical storage device that uses a reversible chemical reaction to store energy’’. It uses a combination of lead plates or grids and an electrolyte consisting of a diluted sulphuric acid to convert electrical energy into potential chemical energy and back again. The electrolyte of lead-acid batteries is hazardous to your health and may produce burns and other permanent damage if you come into contact with it. Thus, when dealing with electrolyte protect yourself appropriately Lead acid battery diagram Construction: A battery consists of a combination of electro-chemical primitive cells. Cells are the building blocks of which batteries are constructed. A primitive cell normally consists of the following principal components: * a positive electrode (anode) that receives electrons from the external circuit when the cell is discharged, * a negative electrode (cathode) that donates electrons to the external circuit as the cell discharges, * an electrolyte which provides a mechanism for charge...
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