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Group 4 (X - Aristotle) : Button Cell

A button cell is a small cylindrical battery typically 5 to 25 mm in diameter and 1 to 6 mm high. It is shaped like a button and used in devices like watches and hearing aids. The metal bottom forms the positive terminal and the insulated top acts as the negative terminal. Button cells can use alkaline chemistry like standard batteries or lithium chemistry, and the negative electrode is either zinc or lithium while the positive electrode contains manganese oxide, silver oxide, or copper oxide. Mercury was once used but is now banned for health reasons.

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Group 4 (X - Aristotle) : Button Cell

A button cell is a small cylindrical battery typically 5 to 25 mm in diameter and 1 to 6 mm high. It is shaped like a button and used in devices like watches and hearing aids. The metal bottom forms the positive terminal and the insulated top acts as the negative terminal. Button cells can use alkaline chemistry like standard batteries or lithium chemistry, and the negative electrode is either zinc or lithium while the positive electrode contains manganese oxide, silver oxide, or copper oxide. Mercury was once used but is now banned for health reasons.

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Group 4

(X – Aristotle):
Button Cell
Button Cell
• A watch battery or button cell is a
small single cell battery shaped as a
squat cylinder typically 5 to 25 mm in
diameter and 1 to 6 mm high—like a
button on a garment, hence the
name. A metal can forms the bottom
body and positive terminal of the cell.
The insulated top cap is the negative
terminal.
How does it work?
• Many button-cell batteries (widely
used in things like quartz watches and
hearing aids) work the same way as
ordinary alkalines, with similar
electrode materials and alkaline
electrolytes; others use lithium and
organic electrolytes and work through
different chemical reactions.
• Look closely at a button cell and you'll
see that the top central section forms
the negative electrode, which is made
from either zinc or lithium. The outer case
and bottom form the positive electrode,
typically made from manganese oxide,
silver oxide, or copper oxide. Once,
button batteries commonly used
mercury oxide and graphite as the
positive electrode, but mercury is toxic
so it's now largely been withdrawn from
batteries because of health concerns.
Parts of a Button Cell

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