Dry cell

Dry cell

An electric cell, such as a flash light battery, in which the chemical compounds that produce the current are made of a paste.

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A electrolytic cell that uses a moist paste rather than a liquid as an electrolyte . Flashlight batteries are dry cells with a zinc cup for an anode , a carbon rod for a cathode ...

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A device that changes one form of energy into another. Common household batteries change the energy that exists in a paste like mixture of dry chemicals into electric current.

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