The most common type of water used in batteries is distilled water. Other types are deionized water and water from reverse osmosis. Ordinary tap water should not be used because it may contain an excessive amount of impurities that will degrade battery performance.
Distilled water is produced by distillation, a process in which water is boiled, the steam is collected and then condensed back into water. This process creates a finished product free of minerals, having left all the impurities in the original water sample. Deionized water is the purest form of water, but it is also the most expensive.
The process of deionization removes all ionizable particles (organic and inorganic) from water through ion exchange. Positively and negatively charged ions are removed from the water and replaced with H+ and OH- ions. When these two ions are combined, they form H2O or purified water. Reverse osmosis is a method of removing solids from water by forcing it through a membrane. The membrane rejects all solids while allowing purified water to pass through. The choice of membrane determines the amount of impurities that the water may contain.
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