Question

Which of the following is not a storage cell?
A. Acid Cell
B. NIFE cell
C. Edison cell
D. Dry cell

Answer 1

Hint: A cell/ battery whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the opposite direction to that of the flow of the current that is produced by the cell is called a storage cell. No battery stores electric energy, they are converted from some other type of energy. Hence, that gives us a wider range of materials that could be used to build a storage cell.

Complete Step by Step answer
Usually in a cell, the electrical energy is because of the chemical reactions that take place inside the cell. The primary construction of a cell has 2 electrodes - Cathode and anode, with an electrolyte in between them.
The anode releases positive ions and the cathode can receive them. Thus, we can say that the flow of electrons in these cells are from anode to cathode. It is depending on the materials used at the anode that we determine whether the cell is a storage cell or not. Only a few materials can let the battery recharge when used in the electrodes.
Most dry cells are primary cells. Hence, they are not storage cells.
The NIFE Cells gets its name from Nickel and Iron. The cathode here is Nickel oxide hydroxide and the anode is composed of iron with a potassium hydroxide electrolyte. The cell can be recharged and hence is a storage cell.
The NIFE cell is otherwise called an Edison cell, and thus is not a storage cell too.
Acid cells or lead acid cells work with Lead peroxide and sulphuric acid. They are capable of being recharged and hence are storage cells.
The Dry cell is not a storage cell among these. Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note
We have considered all dry cells to be primary but in fact there are a few secondary dry cells that are capable of recharging and can be called a storage cell. For example, Nickel-Cadmium cell, Lithium ion cell, and Nickel metal hydride cell. Hence it can be inferred that Nickel as an element has the potential to constitute in the production of storage cells.