The Chemistry Behind Your Car Lead Acid Battery

In this post we want to have a brief reivew of the Chemistry Behind Your Car Lead Acid Battery.At the heart of most car batteries is a lead acid chemical reaction that generates power / electrical current.This type of battery contains plates of lead and lead dioxide submerged in an electrolyte solution made of sulfuric acid and water.When the battery discharges, the acid reacts with the lead plates, creating lead sulfate and releasing electrons, which flow through the circuit to provide power.Charging the battery reverses this chemical reaction, replenishing the battery for future use.This process is what makes starting your car and powering your electronics possible.Below is a simple diagram of the chemical reaction that takes place in the Lead Acid batteries and this is the same basic reaction that occures in any Lead Acid battery, whether it is a Conventional Low Maintenance Battery, Maintenance Free Battery or Absorbant Glass Mat (AGM) battery.For more information, please follow this link as well as this more indepth review of the battery reaction.