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Figure 4 : Chemical Action During Discharge When a lead-acid battery is discharged, the electrolyte divides into H 2 and SO 4 combine with some of the oxygen that is formed on the positive plate to produce water (H 2 O), and thereby reduces the amount of acid in the electrolyte.
Normally, as the lead–acid batteries discharge, lead sulfate crystals are formed on the plates. Then during charging, a reversed electrochemical reaction takes place to decompose lead sulfate back to lead on the negative electrode and lead oxide on the positive electrode.
The discharge state is more stable for lead–acid batteries because lead, on the negative electrode, and lead dioxide on the positive are unstable in sulfuric acid. Therefore, the chemical (not electrochemical) decomposition of lead and lead dioxide in sulfuric acid will proceed even without a load between the electrodes.
Electrode potentials and cell voltage for a typical flooded lead–acid battery As charging proceeds, the potentials keep gradually increasing until end of charge is reached. At this point, all lead sulfate is converted to lead on the negative electrode and to lead dioxide on the positive; and the charge is complete.
As a lead-acid battery is charged in the reverse direction, the action described in the discharge is reversed. The lead sulphate (PbSO 4) is driven out and back into the electrolyte (H 2 SO 4). The return of acid to the electrolyte will reduce the sulphate in the plates and increase the specific gravity.
The anode is transformed into lead peroxide (PbO 2) and cathode into the spongy lead (Pb). Water is consumed and sulphuric acid is formed which increases the specific gravity of electrolyte from 1.18 to 1.28. The terminal voltage of each battery cell increases to 2.2 to 2.5V.
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