LECLANCHÉ (DRY) CELL

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GEORGES LECLANCHÉ, (BORN 1839, PARIS—DIED SEPT. 14,
1882, PARIS), FRENCH ENGINEER WHO IN ABOUT 1866 INVENTED
THE BATTERY THAT BEARS HIS NAME. IN SLIGHTLY MODIFIED
FORM, THE LECLANCHÉ BATTERY, NOW CALLED A DRY CELL, IS
PRODUCED IN GREAT QUANTITIES AND IS WIDELY USED IN
DEVICES SUCH AS FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS
COMPOSITION
Leclanche cell is a primary cell, handy for sporadic use, with positive
anode of zinc encompassed by a mixture of manganese dioxide and
powdered carbon in a pot, which is porous. The pot and the negative zinc
terminal remained in a container holding ammonium chloride solution.
The electromotive force (emf) is nearly 1 -4 volt.
Leclanche’s battery, additionally called a zinc-carbon battery, made use
of an alternate type of cell than its antecedents. Rather than lead, the
French engineer utilized zinc and a carbon-manganese dioxide mixture
for his terminals. He additionally made use of ammonium chloride
instead of the sulfuric acid that had been used as the preferred electrolyte.
CELL STRUCTURE/DESIGN
Leclanché's battery, also called a zinc-carbon battery, contained a
different kind of cell than its predecessors. Instead of lead, he used
zinc and a carbon-manganese dioxide mixture for his electrodes. Dry
cell or Leclanche cell is a primary cell having a zinc anode, a carbon
(graphite) cathode surrounded by manganese dioxide, and a paste
containing ammonium chloride as electrolyte. 
An active zinc anode in the form of a can house a mixture of MnO2
and an acidic electrolytic paste, consisting of NH4Cl, ZnCl2, H2O
and starch powdered graphite improves conductivity. The inactive
cathode is a graphite rod.
APPLICATION
Intermittent low-rate discharges, low cost. The traditional, regular
battery, which is not too different from the one introduced in the
late nineteenth century, uses zinc as the anode, ammonium
chloride (NH4Cl) as the main electrolyte component along with
zinc chloride, a starch paste separator, and natural manganese
dioxide (MnO2) ore as the cathode. Batteries of this formulation
and design are the least expensive and are recommended for
general-purpose use and when cost is more important than
superior service or performance. For General purpose.
SERVICE LIFE
Zinc carbon cells have a short shelf life as the zinc is attacked by ammonium
chloride. The zinc container becomes thinner as the cell is used, because zinc metal
is oxidized to zinc ions. When the zinc case thins enough, zinc chloride begins to
leak out of the battery. The old dry cell is not leak proof and becomes very sticky as
the paste leaks through the holes in the zinc case. The zinc casing in the dry cell gets
thinner even when the cell is not being used, because the ammonium chloride inside
the battery reacts with the zinc. An "inside-out" form with a carbon cup and zinc
vanes on the interior, while more leak resistant, has not been made since the 1960s.[1]
IS IT RECHARGEABLE?
Batteries, whether rechargeable or not, use a contained
chemical reaction to create electrical power. A dry cell
battery is one that cannot be recharged and is also known
as a primary battery. Rechargeable batteries are also
known as secondary batteries and can be recharged a
limited number of times.
REFERENCES
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georges-Leclanche#ref272622
https://www.upsbatterycenter.com/blog/what-is-a-leclanche-cell/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-chemistry/chapter/batteries/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc%E2%80%93carbon_battery