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feelap | 14:48 Mon 15th Aug 2005 | How it Works
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Whats actually inside a battery, just a normal AA duracell battery?
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For the two most common types of batteries, Zinc-carbon battery - Also known as a standard carbon battery, zinc-carbon chemistry is used in all inexpensive AA, C and D dry-cell batteries. The electrodes are zinc and carbon, with an acidic paste between them that serves as the electrolyte.

Alkaline battery - Used in common Duracell and Energizer batteries, the electrodes are zinc and manganese-oxide, with an alkaline electrolyte.
There are several other types of batteries, but, generally the principles are the same.  (Source: How Stuff Works)

15:36 Mon 15th Aug 2005
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see here:

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/battery9.htm

16:32 Mon 15th Aug 2005
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When I was a lad and I wanted to know the answer to this sort of thing, I would cut one in half and have a look!
09:28 Wed 17th Aug 2005
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Don't they teach Leclanch� cells in school science classes any more?

18:43 Wed 17th Aug 2005

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