chemistry- batteries
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nickel-cadmium battery
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commonly used in cordless appliances rechargeable; reuse stops and goes sometimes loses charge
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nonrechargeable battery
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uses redox reactions that cannot be easily reversed
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fuel cell
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used to provide power to the space shuttle
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alkaline dry cell
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contains KOH lasts long expensive (4x)
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lead storage battery
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automobile battery lots of power; lasts really long toxic(sulfuric acid) heavy
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common dry cell
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uses a paste containing NH4CL as its electrolyte cheap doesn't last long
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rechargeable batteries use what type of source to reverse reactions
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external
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what does a common dry cell use as its salt bridge
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porous paper
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What has a longer shelf life than a common dry cell
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alkaline dry cell
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what is the electrolyte in the lead storage battery
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sulfuric acid
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what is the anode composed of in a nickel cadmium battery
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cadmium
