Leclanché cell
Battery (cell) with an anode of zinc and a cathode of manganese dioxide / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Leclanché cell is a battery invented and patented by the French scientist Georges Leclanché in 1866.[1][2][3] The battery contained a conducting solution (electrolyte) of ammonium chloride, a cathode (positive terminal) of carbon, a depolarizer of manganese dioxide (oxidizer), and an anode (negative terminal) of zinc (reductant).[4][5] The chemistry of this cell was later successfully adapted to manufacture a dry cell.