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What care should be taken with selecting water to add to a storage cell?

Question 1 of 27070

What care should be taken with selecting water to add to a storage cell?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Storage cell construction and chemistry (lead-acid battery cells on vessels) • Effects of impurities and minerals in water on battery plates and electrolyte • Recommended type of water used for topping up battery electrolyte

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens inside a storage battery if minerals, salts, or other chemicals are introduced with the water. • Consider whether sea water or ordinary tap water would react with the acid and metal plates in the cell. • Which type of water will avoid adding ions or contaminants that can cause corrosion, scale, or reduced battery life?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option avoids dissolved minerals and salts that could damage the cell. • Check which type of water is specifically recommended in marine battery maintenance guides for topping up electrolyte. • Eliminate any choice that would clearly increase corrosion or short-circuit risk inside the cell.

Question 1 of 27070

What care should be taken with selecting water to add to a storage cell?

It should be chemically pure or distilled

It should be only sea water

Tap water is as good as any

None of the above