Batteries
BATTERY TERMINOLOGY
Summary
Battery terms are summarized below.
Battery Terminology Summary
A voltaic cell is a combination of materials used to convert chemical
energy into electrical energy.
A battery is a group of two or more connected voltaic cells.
An electrode is a metallic compound, or metal, which has an abundance
of electrons (negative electrode) or an abundance of positive charges
(positive electrode).
An electrolyte is a solution which is capable of conducting an electric
current.
Specific gravity is defined as the ratio comparing the weight of any liquid
to the weight of an equal volume of water.
An ampere-hour is defined as a current of one ampere flowing for one
hour.
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