{"id":11231,"date":"2024-09-16T10:40:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/?page_id=11231"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T11:30:34","slug":"what-is-inside-a-battery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/about-batteries\/what-is-inside-a-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"What is inside a battery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is inside a battery?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You\u2019ll get a real charge out of the answer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe average alkaline AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt or button-cell battery is made of steel and a mix of zinc\/manganese\/potassium\/graphite, with the remaining balance made up of paper and plastic. Being non-toxic materials, all of these battery \u201cingredients\u201d are conveniently recyclable. For more recycling information, visit our\u00a0Battery Recycling<\/a>\u00a0page. For more details of exactly what is inside a battery, check out our\u00a0Battery Chemistry<\/a> page.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What are the parts of a battery?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeven different components make up a typical household battery: container, cathode, separator, anode, electrodes, electrolyte, and collector. Each element has its own job to do, and all the different parts of a battery working together create the reliable and long-lasting power you rely on every day. Learn more about this process by visiting\u00a0How Batteries Work<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The answer to \u201cwhat is inside a battery?\u201d starts with a breakdown of what makes a battery a battery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Container<\/strong>\u00a0Steel can that houses the cell\u2019s ingredients to form the cathode, a part of the electrochemical reaction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCathode<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0A combo of manganese dioxide and carbon, cathodes are the electrodes reduced by the electrochemical reaction.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Separator<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Non-woven, fibrous fabric that separates the electrodes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Anode<\/strong>\u00a0Made of powered zinc metal, anodes are electrodes that are oxidized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Electrolyte<\/strong> Potassium hydroxide solution in water, the electrolyte is the medium for the movement of ions within the cell. It carries the ionic current inside the battery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Collector<\/strong>\u00a0Brass pin in the middle of the cell that conducts electricity to the outside circuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What is inside a battery? You\u2019ll get a real charge out of the answer. The average alkaline AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt or button-cell battery is made of steel and a mix of zinc\/manganese\/potassium\/graphite, with the remaining balance made up of paper and plastic. Being non-toxic materials, all of these battery \u201cingredients\u201d are conveniently recyclable. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":10957,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11231\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}