I recently unwrapped a set of battery powered lights, and I saw that we had left
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Question
I recently unwrapped a set of battery powered lights, and I saw that we had left the batteries in all year. The batteries are a well known brand and they looked like they had leaked. There was a white powder around the contacts of the batteries and also on the contacts of the lights. What is this powder? Is it harmful to touch? What would be be best way to clean this powder away? Do we need a chemical help such as lemon juice or something? Will the powder be harmful to a new set of batteries that I insert? Keep up the great work!
Explanation / Answer
Okay, so what's actually happening here is the electrolyte from the battery is leaking out. So, you think of batteries, it