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Batteries are essentially one of the most important components of a car. Basically, without car batteries, your car won’t even have the chance to ignite the engine. The car batteries are really important for the function of cars since cars need an electrical power supply. Car batteries are responsible for the function of different parts of the car such as the windows, the alarm, engine ignition, air conditioner, lights, stereos, and speakers. So virtually, without batteries, these functions would not be there and for short, your car would be useless without car batteries. But behind these important factors, perhaps it would be a wonder for you to know how this particular device is made.

The components of car batteries

The car batteries have several components that work as one to produce electrical power for the car to be up and running. It has a plastic container which serves as the enclosure for the electrical components inside. They also have positive plates that conduct protons which are positively charged particles. And of course, the car batteries have negative plates as well which conducts negatively charged particles called electrons. These plates are made of lead which makes it a good electricity conductor. Car batteries also have porous synthetic separators between the plates to separate the charges. The electrolyte solution of sulfuric acid and water then becomes the energy source of the battery. Lastly, it has terminals on top of it which serves as the connection between the car and the battery.

 
The plastic container
The plastic container is simply molded by a particular machine while it is still in semi-liquid form. The plastic is heated until is soft enough to be molded. After it is molded it is then frozen and as it freezes it turns out to be the enclosure of the electric components of the car battery.

 
The electric system
The negative and positive plates are basically made of lead oxide and lead respectively. The positive plate would obviously conduct positively charged particles called protons. This works the same for the negative plate. The two plates are submerged in a solution of sulfuric acid and water. To be more precise, the proportion of the solution is one third acid and two thirds of water. With this solution, electrolytes are then produced and soon conducted by the plates mentioned earlier. These two plates are then separated by the porous synthetic separator which is situated in between the negative and positive plates. The porous synthetic separator, from the name itself, separates the plates so that there wouldn’t be a short circuit in the battery. The terminals are then connected to the plates and its end is exposed in the outside. This is where the electrical fliers of cars are attached so that the battery could bring electricity to the car.