Batteries
Batteries: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electrical Batteries, Dry Cell, Lead Storage Battery, Hydrogen-Oxygen Fuel Cell, Nickel-Cadmium Storage Cell, Charging of Lead Storage Battery and, Discharging of Lead Storage Battery
Important Questions on Batteries

The type of cell in a lead storage battery is:

For lead storage battery pick the correct statements
A. During charging of battery, on anode is converted into
B. During charging of battery, on cathode is converted into
C. Lead storage battery consists of grid of lead packed with as anode
D. Lead storage battery has solution of sulphuric acid as an electrolyte
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the correct statement about the lead storage battery.

Write the differences between dry cell and mercury cell?


What electrolyte is used in lead storage cell?

What are the reactions occurring at the cathode and anode of a Leclanche cell?

Write overall cell reaction for lead storage battery when the battery is being charged.

Write the anode and cathode reactions and the overall reaction occurring in a lead storage battery.

Give the construction of a ‘lead battery’. Explain, giving reactions how it can be recharged.


Explain discharging and recharging of lead storage battery.

What are secondary cells? Describe the Nickel-Cadmium cell.

What are primary cells? How does a dry cell function?

Write the approximate voltage of the 'Nickel-Cadmium storage cell'.

Give the reactions involved at the anode and cathode of 'Nickel-Cadmium storage cell'.

Name the electrolyte used in 'Nickel-Cadmium storage cell'.

Name the material of the anode in 'Nickel-Cadmium storage cell'.

Name the material of the cathode in 'Nickel-Cadmium storage cell'.
