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Battery Basics
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BATTERY
CONSTRUCTION
An automobile battery contains a diluted sulfuric acid electrolyte and
positive and negative electrodes, in the form of several plates. Since
the plates are made of lead or lead-derived materials, this type of
battery is often called a lead acid battery. A battery is separated
into several cells (usually six in the case of automobile batteries),
and in each cell there are several battery elements, all bathed in the
electrolyte solution.
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