Acids & Bases An acid is any compound that can respond to a base to form a salt. Also, it is a substance that generates the positive ion of the solvent where the acid is dissolved. A base is the opposite of an acid. It is a substance that eliminates the hydrogen ions (protons) from an acid and joins them through a chemical reaction. Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric acid is an extremely strong acid. Concentrated sulfuric acid …showed first 75 words of 451 total…

…showed last 75 words of 451 total…the reaction is reversible when the right amount of voltage is applied to the battery. A lead-acid battery has a life of approximately 4 years, but recently they have made them with life of 50 to 70 years, which have been developed for special applications. Lead-acid battery Courtesy of http://www.interstatebatteries.com/ Bibliography Marshall, Brian, How batteries work. http://www.hotstuffworks.com/ April 25, 2000 Dr. Darkmatter, Sulfuric Acid http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/sulfuric_acid.html/ February 1, 2001