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Dean Baird
This item is a concise explanation for beginning physics students on how batteries work. It includes a brief history of the battery, the roles of Galvani and Volta in developing an early battery, and diagrams to explain how current flows in a battery. This item is part of a larger online educators guide intended as reference material for high school physics teachers and learners.
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![]() Baird, D. (2004, January 1). PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://phyz.org/phyz/BOP/10-CIRCUITS/G-Batteries_Current.pdf
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Author = "Dean Baird",
Title = {PhyzGuide: Batteries and Current},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {2 May 2025},
Month = {January 1, 2004},
Year = {2002}
}
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