Batteries are basically portable storage points for pure energy. When a battery is activated, it causes a flow of electric current to be sent out. This is known as a discharge of the battery. These devices were made over 200 years ago by a physicist in Italy known as Alejandro Volta. He was the person who first invented the voltaic pile, a primitive rendition of a modern battery. The pile was basically a stack of paper that was soaked in a solution of silver, zinc and saltwater. One of the…