Originally Posted by
Saberstorm
Why is that illogical ?? If the -10 charge has the power to attract a force +10, it would require an equal or greater force to separate +10 and -10. Thus the operation of the battery would itself require energy input. I do not know that much about electricity, but electrical currents operate machines with a drain on both positive and negative charges. The electrical current is polarized and the polarized charges make a "circuit" (as in loop) around the power grid wherein the charges are always balanced. I do not know exactly how that is done because I have not studied it, but both the + and - charges go away with the action of the battery. They are always symmetrical. The battery goes to +9 and -9 instantly.