Difference Between Wet Cell Battery And Dry Cell Battery. The battery contains a liquid electrolyte such as sulfuric acid a dangerous corrosive liquid. I switched from wet cell to a gel dry cell Optima as my cars battery had leaked or exploded at some point in its history as evident by the eaten away battery tray fender apron frame pitting and scars on the underside of the hood.

Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. Therefore dry cells which can be made on a smaller scale are used in comparatively smaller devices. A dry-cell battery does not contain liquid.
Wet cell batteries have a pool of liquid electrolytes.
These are comprised of lead plates in a solution of sulfuric acid hence referred as lead acid batteries also and are commercially used for over 100 years. The cell is a single unit device which converts the electric energy into chemical energy whereas the battery is the group of the cell. Dry cell vs wet cell batteries. A dry cell is a voltage source for instance a zinc type dry cell is usually 15 volts.
