Special_Platypus_904 t1_ja2s8ja wrote on February 26, 2023 at 12:26 PM Reply to ELI5: How does a battery store electricity? by Chemical_Ad4589 When you charge a battery you "force" a chemical reaction. You store chemical energy. This chemical state is forced but can not be reversed until you allow current to flow in the oposite direction as in charging. Permalink 1
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Reply to ELI5: How does a battery store electricity? by Chemical_Ad4589
When you charge a battery you "force" a chemical reaction. You store chemical energy. This chemical state is forced but can not be reversed until you allow current to flow in the oposite direction as in charging.