Portable Power - Batteries and their Chemistry
Batteries are ubiquitous in daily life and I took them for granted for such a long time that I felt obliged to write an episode about them. Especially since they work thanks to a very basic concept called Redox Reactions.
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Sources
Redox Chemistry and electrochemistry
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redox
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemistry
Batteries and their construction
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_battery
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrochemical_cell
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_cell
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-cell
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte#Electrochemistry
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_cell
List of battery types, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_types
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_battery
Samsung’s Battery Issue
· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_7#Battery_faults
Excellent explanatory Videos
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IUsholjg
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OVtk6G2TnQ
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5McJw4KkG8
Video of a galvanic cell
· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEX2FD4Ado
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