Do batteries get heavier as they're charged?
Battery weight?
Jul 05, 2006
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Technically, yes. But it's a relativistic thing and you'll never be able to measure the wieght (actually mass) gain. On a practical level of measurement, you won't be able to detect any difference in weight between a charged and uncharged battery since they are closed systems.…
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Technically, yes. But it's a relativistic thing and you'll never be able to measure the wieght (actually mass) gain.
On a practical level of measurement, you won't be able to detect any difference in weight between a charged and uncharged battery since they are closed systems.
Harry C.
Any idea if there's a mathematical formula to explain this? - there seems to be for just about everything else!
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