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Which condition does sulphation describe?

  • A.Loss of electrolyte
  • B.Shedding of the active material from the plates, which collects at the bottom of the cell and eventually shorts it
  • C.Hard lead sulphate crystals that will not convert on charge
  • D.Corrosion of the terminals, which forms a white deposit and therefore increases the resistance of the connection

Answer: C

Leaving a battery discharged lets soft sulphate crystallise into a hard form that resists conversion, permanently reducing capacity. Terminal corrosion and plate shedding are genuinely different failure modes of the same battery. Reading the definition literally, rather than recalling a summary, avoids the usual confusion. The order in which the effects act is what decides the outcome, so it is worth establishing first. Framing the question as which quantity the change acts upon makes the answer follow without calculation.

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