ELI5: How does electricity actually transfer energy? (kbin.social)

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[-] geoffervescent@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Batteries have an insulated separator between the positive and negative sides. They design the battery with a particular maximum voltage in mind, so they engineer it with a separator that is always a higher resistance. Thus the electrons will only be able to make the jump when a circuit with lower resistance is formed.

[-] D-ISS-O-CIA-TED@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

What would happen if that insulating barrier broke? Would the battery explode or just heat up or something?

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Explain it to me like I am 5. Everybody should know what this is about.

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