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What is true concerning the specific gravity of the electrolyte solution in a lead acid battery?

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What is true concerning the specific gravity of the electrolyte solution in a lead acid battery?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Specific gravity as a measure of how dense a liquid is compared to pure water • What happens chemically to the acid and water in a lead-acid battery during charging vs. discharging • Relationship between state of charge and electrolyte specific gravity

💭 Think About

• Think about whether the electrolyte becomes more like pure water or more like acid when the battery is discharging. • Consider: during charging, is acid being used up or restored to the electrolyte? How would that change its density? • Ask yourself: in which condition (fully charged or fully discharged) would you expect a higher hydrometer reading (higher specific gravity)?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on what specific gravity means: density of electrolyte compared to water (water is about 1.000). • Recall which battery condition (charged or discharged) corresponds to a higher acid concentration in the electrolyte. • Verify whether charging and discharging have opposite effects on the concentration and thus the specific gravity.

Question 1 of 27070

What is true concerning the specific gravity of the electrolyte solution in a lead acid battery?

the specific gravity is not affected during charging

the specific gravity remains the same during discharge

the specific gravity increases during discharge

the specific gravity increases during charging

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What is true concerning the specific gravity of the electrolyte solution in a lead acid battery?

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What is true concerning the specific gravity of the electrolyte solution in a lead acid battery?