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DON'T PANIC for batteries, Hell No.

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Sarvesaa:
Hey everyone,
I am a big fan of AvE.
I watched the video . He explained the theory of lead acid battery very well, but when said

" A POSITIVE ANODE, NEGATIVE in CATHODE"  :palm:

that trigged me, because anode act as negative terminal in a galvanic cell and cathode acts as positive terminal.

Anode acts as Oxidation electrode where electrons lost by Pb to the circuit, returning to the cathode where they are gained by PbO2.

He made this mistake by refering to "DON'T PANIC". Which is only right for a electrolytic cell .
This post is not made to criticize the mistake, but there is a lot of wrong literature in the internet regarding the topic.

Siwastaja:
Terms "anode" and "cathode" are arbitrary and ridiculous. For example, they are defined the opposite way for capacitors vs batteries.

I have been working with batteries and battery industry experts for a long time and I still just simply Google every time, because I don't remember.

Therefore, it's not a big mistake to mix them up. I have evidenced this happening to people who actually design lithium ion cell manufacturing processes. And many just use the terms "positive electrode" / "negative electrode".

Sarvesaa:
Yes, its not a big mistake.

Its just more nice to say positive and negative electrodes.
But what I wanted know say is to not use DONT PANIC in galvanic cells and batteries.

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