Lead acid cell: Discharging: Overview

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When the lead acid battery is discharging it behaves as a set of [electrolytic/voltaic] cells. Each lead acid battery consists of six cells, but for simplicity, only one of these is shown here. Each cell converts energy into energy as a [spontaneous/non-spontaneous] chemical reaction [requires/creates] a potential difference across two electrodes. A lead acid battery has one electrode made of lead dioxide and another of lead. These are inside a acid electrolyte.