Electric Battery: Physics Explanation | How Does it Work?

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A battery maintains a potential difference between its terminals through internal chemical reactions. This potential difference creates a disturbance in the connected circuit, allowing current to flow. The discussion references a comprehensive article on "howstuffworks" for a detailed explanation. Further questions for clarification are welcomed. Understanding these fundamental principles is key to grasping how batteries operate.
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Can someone please explain to me, from a physics point of view, how a battery works? Thank you.
 
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Take a look over at the "howstuffworks" website :smile:
 
That's got to be the most practical approach. They have a really comprehensive article that would take us weeks to match with regular posting. If further clarification is needed, feel free to ask here.
Welcome to PF.
 
A battery is a device which performs the function of simply mantaining a potential difference between its two terminals. The potential is created by the reactions that take place within it. Because of this potential that is created there is a disturbance created within the wire which causes a current to flow through the wire.
 

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