What is the general form of a common automobile battery? How many electrodes does a car battery use? Does it use an acidic aqueous electrolyte solution? Is the battery rechargeable? Is the battery voltaic or electrolytic when discharging? Is the battery voltaic or electrolytic when charging?
Help would be appreciated
Help would be appreciated
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By "automobile battery" I'm assuming a lead-acid battery that is found in all gasoline and diesel cars and not the lithium ion batteroes found in hybrids.
A 12 volt lead-acid battery has six cells. Each cell has two electrodes. The chemistry in each cell has a potential difference of 2 volts, and they are connected in series to make 12 volts. The terminals you see on the top of the battery consist of one electrode from the "first" cell and one electrode from the "last" cell.
The chemistry of a lead acid battery involves metallic lead, solid lead(IV) oxide, and solutions of lead(II) sulfate and sulfuric acid. I'm pretty sure you know that lead-acid batteries are are rechargeable, and clearly, if it is a battery it consists of voltaic cells. That's the point of a battery, to produce a voltage. The charging process applies a voltage and is electrolytic.
A 12 volt lead-acid battery has six cells. Each cell has two electrodes. The chemistry in each cell has a potential difference of 2 volts, and they are connected in series to make 12 volts. The terminals you see on the top of the battery consist of one electrode from the "first" cell and one electrode from the "last" cell.
The chemistry of a lead acid battery involves metallic lead, solid lead(IV) oxide, and solutions of lead(II) sulfate and sulfuric acid. I'm pretty sure you know that lead-acid batteries are are rechargeable, and clearly, if it is a battery it consists of voltaic cells. That's the point of a battery, to produce a voltage. The charging process applies a voltage and is electrolytic.