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How Batteries Work
by Marshall Brain

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Batteries are all over the place -- in our cars, our PCs, laptops, portable MP3 players and cell phones. A battery is essentially a can full of chemicals that produce electrons. Chemical reactions that produce electrons are called electrochemical reactions.

In this article, you'll learn all about batteries -- from the basic concept at work to the actual chemistry going on inside a battery to what the future holds for batteries and possible power sources that could replace them!

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›  Introduction to How Batteries Work
›  Battery Basics
›  Battery Chemistry: Voltaic Pile
›  Battery Chemistry: Daniell Cell
›  Experiments: Voltaic Pile
›  Battery Reactions
›  Voltage
›  Modern Battery Chemicals
›  Battery Arrangements
›  Battery Power
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