• AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Na and K based batteries should perform better

    What I’m hearing is throw some salt on a banana and power my phone for days.

    I wasn’t very good at chemistry.

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      5 hours ago

      It’s the difference in electronegativity that makes the battery. That’s why you see lithium and oxygen a lot; lithium doesn’t want electrons, oxygen does want them. Sodium and potassium are very close in electronegativity so the salty banana battery wouldn’t be good.

      I’m waiting for the cesium / fluorine battery, should theoretically be awesome. Or extremely explosive

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        -I’m waiting for the cesium / fluorine battery, should theoretically be awesome. Or extremely explosive

        I wonder how much it would cost to personally attempt this experiment… (starts hunting for renters insurance)