How do batteries power our electronics?

#105

Batteries. The mysterious little cylinders that have powered our essentials and fun for decades. How in the world do they work? What's the chemistry that's going on inside, and how does it power our electronics? Let's find out.

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References from this episode

Chemistry - An Atoms First Approach by Gilbert, Kirss, Foster and Bretz
Chemistry 4th edition - McMurry and Fay
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00479
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/how-to-keep-your-phone-battery-charged-longer.html

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2020/the-worlds-biggest-batteries-arent-what-you-think.html

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