Battery Basics
Balancing Flow of Ions in the Electrolyte
On first sight the electrolyte plays a secondary role in a storage battery. However, when…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
Overall Battery Potential Determines Voltage
We spoke about electrode potential in a previous post, and the need to balance it…
Battery Basics
The Chemistry of an Electric Battery
A battery stores chemical energy, and converts it to electricity when a device draws it.…
Battery Experiments
Build an Electric Magnet at School or Home
A magnetic field is a directional force attracting ferromagnetic materials such as iron. This may…
Battery Basics
Was the Jacobi Lead Battery Ahead of Planté?
This may be your most intriguing battery read for some time. Our source is a…
Battery Basics
Cruickshank Trough Eliminates a Pile of Woes
The Voltaic Pile was a great start, and was in a sense the first real…
Battery Basics
Benjamin Franklin Imagines a Battery
It is almost impossible to imagine a world without batteries. Although electricity has always been…
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A Bréguet Electric Car Out of Necessity
Necessity some say, is the mother of invention. Certainly many great artists produce their finest…
Battery Experiments
How to Make a Battery Cell at Home
If you’re looking for a cool intro to our world of batteries, then this school…
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The Morrison Four Wheel Electric Carriage
The Morrison four wheel electric carriage was the work of a Scotsman who tinkered with…