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When a lead storage battery is charged i...

When a lead storage battery is charged it acts as:

A

a fuel cell

B

an electrolytic cell

C

a galvanic cell

D

a concentration cell.

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The correct Answer is:
B
During charging, it acts as electrolytic cell and during discharging, it ac ts as Galvanic cell.
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