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Chemistry is weird (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (8 children)

A tiny "ackshually" is that there also exist non-rechargeable lithium batteries that have actual elemental lithium in them, which might be adding to the confusion.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Even those aren't elemental lithium. They use Lithium-iron disulfide, Lithium-thionyl chloride, Lithium-manganese dioxide, and Lithium-sulfur dioxide.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    In every one you mention elemental lithium is the anode and whatever second part in the name is the cathode.
    https://youtube.com/shorts/yGDkiUAwxRs

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Lithium metal batteries are nonrechargeable primary batteries that have metallic lithium as an anode.

    You're trolling or what?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Metallic lithium != elemental lithium. If you scrolled down to the chemistry section, they list both the anode and cathode.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Elemental lithium means that it's pure lithium, i.e. not being in a compound with any other element. Metallic lithium means that lithium is a metal in its pure form. You're awfully confident for how little you seem to know about basic chemistry.

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