Will the car battery die if left unused for two months?
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If a car is left unused for two months, the battery will lose a significant amount of charge. Whether it still has power depends on the battery's capacity and performance, so it's important to check if the car can start before driving. Below is relevant information about car batteries: 1. Introduction: A car battery, also known as a storage battery, is a type of battery that works by converting chemical energy into electrical energy. Typically, the term 'battery' refers to a lead-acid battery, which is mainly made of lead and its oxides, with a sulfuric acid solution as the electrolyte. 2. Working Principle: It uses lead plates filled with sponge lead as the negative electrode, lead plates filled with lead dioxide as the positive electrode, and a 22-28% dilute sulfuric acid solution as the electrolyte. During charging, electrical energy is converted into chemical energy, and during discharging, chemical energy is converted back into electrical energy. When discharging, metallic lead serves as the negative electrode, undergoing oxidation to form lead sulfate, while lead dioxide serves as the positive electrode, undergoing reduction to form lead sulfate. When charging with direct current, lead and lead dioxide are generated at the two electrodes, respectively. After removing the power source, the battery returns to its pre-discharge state, forming a chemical battery.
