When you consider that disposable lithium cells contain much more lithium than rechargeable ones, it doesn't really seem logical to keep using disposable cells for many applications.
This also addresses the myth that rechargeable lithium batteries are dangerous because of the amount of lithium in them. It's actually the huge amount of energy they store and the flammable electrolyte that makes them dangerous. But only when charged. If you are discarding a product that contains a rechargeable lithium cell, try and ensure it is fully discharged before disposing of it.
As a rough rule of thumb, the lithium content of a rechargeable cell in grams is about 0.3 times the Ah capacity. So a 1000mAh cell (1Ah) contains about 0.3g of lithium.
The CR2032 has a power storage of 0.6Wh (200mAh x 3V). The lithium cell I chose also had a power capacity of 0.6Wh, but calculated at 3.6V (166mAh)
That wasn't actually lithium on my bench. It was calibrated solder blobs.
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12 thoughts on “Lithium cell factlet”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MrPaxio says:

    "thiz is your brain – 0.1g
    thiz is your brain on drogs – 0.05g"

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars nyetloki says:

    But doesn't an LIR2032 have the same capacity as a CR2032?

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars null says:

    You are so quiet! But thank you for the short 🙂

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Emtu says:

    CR2032s are a relic.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Random 4400 says:

    Yes solder balls

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars heyou says:

    At what usage does rechargeable double and triple A batteries come to the same cost as disposables?

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ChrisGrossmanDOTcom says:

    I never knew that. Thank you!

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cornholio . says:

    Hmmmm..👍

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars PseudoEmpathy says:

    However, the rechargeable does not fit in my smart tag. Also the rechargeable is polymer? Lipo? Guessing the lithium is cheaper than the lipo manufacturing process.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars drockjr says:

    But whyyyyyyyy?

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars AlmightyK says:

    Not sure if this is a joke video or you have misused the term factoid

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jeffg360 says:

    Note! “Factoid” means a false statement.

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