Question

Why was the "dry cell" given this name

Answer 1

Back in the day, 1800’s, all batteries were “wet cells” like the batteries in your car. There were a variety of these using different chemicals and having different properties. Some were very cheap, but had high self discharge rates. Some had excellent charge holding properties, but low amperage. But they all had sloshy liquid in them.

The in 1866, the Leclanché cell made its appearance and it was in several forms, at first with a sloshy liquid, and later with the liquid absorbed onto the manganese dioxide. These had several names but the ones without the sloshy liquid were termed “dry cells.” The familiar C Cells and D cells are the decendents of these batteries.

The original D cell was introduced in 1898 for flashlights.

Answer 2

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