Today I Learned (TIL)
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TIL charged alkaline batteries don't bounce but dead ones do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_m6p99l6MEAs an alkaline battery is discharged, the anode undergoes oxidation from Zn to ZnO.
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Bhadra, S.; Hertzberg, B. J.; Hsieh, A. G.; Croft, M.; Gallaway, J. W.; Van Tassell, B. J.; Chamoun, M.; Erdonmez, C.; Zhong, Z.; Sholkapper, T.; Steingart, D. A. The relationship between coefficient of restitution and state of charge of zinc alkaline primary LR6 batteries. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2015, 3, 9395–9400.
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