Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.82PAE
What characteristic of lithium ions makes it practical to build a semipermeable separator that allows them to flow through in a lithium-ion battery? Why would a sodium-ion battery be harder to design even if the oxidation−reduction reactions were similar?
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