Batteries

​ ​Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling Batteries (3) Why Recycle Batteries.? What are Wet-Cell Batteries?
 * Most Americans buy close to 3 billion dry-cell batteries each year, to power items we use everyday.(1)
 * Most batteries are made from mostly metals.Some of the toxic heavy metals in batteries include nickel, mercury and lead.(2)
 * Nearly 99 million wet-cell,lead acid car batteries are manufactured each year! (2)
 * Typical lead-acid batteries contains 60-80 percent recycled lead and plastic. (2)
 * Batteries that are collected and sent to recycling facility,the materials in them are separated by type. A high-temperature process reclaims reusable metals like nickel, lead, iron, cobalt and cadmium from the batteries. These metals can then be used again in new batteries or in stainless steel.(4)

What are Dry-Cell Batteries? What are they
 * Wet-cell batteries have a liquid electrolyle.(5)
 * Another name is "Flooded-Cell" scince the liquid covers all internal parts.(5)
 * It is often made with common lab supplies,for demenstrations of how electrochemical cells work.(5)
 * A type of wet cell known as a [|Concentration cell] is important in understanding corrosion.
 * Wet Cells can either be primary cell(non-rechargeable) or secondary(recharghable).(5)
 * Dry-Cell batteries have the electrolyte immobilized as a paste, with only enough moisture in the paste to allow current to flow.(5)
 * Unlike the wet-cell battery a dry-cell battery can work in any random position.(5)
 * A common dry cell battery is the zinc-carbon battery, using a cell sometimes called the dry Leclanche cell, a nominal voltage for this type of battery is, 1.5 volts, the same voltage as the alkaline battery (since both use the same .(5)

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