What Is Battery Acid? | The Chemistry Blog
Battery acid doesn''t have a specific formula, but it''s usually just composed of sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4) and water (H 2 O), with an approximate pH level of 0.8 at a 4-5 mol/L concentration. How a batt e ry works is by electrons flowing from the negatively-charged lead plate to the positively-charged lead dioxide plate.