Battery Experiment: what happens when batteries meet H20?

I did this for a school project where I cut open 4 different battery types, Lithium-Ion (Energizer), Zinc-Carbon (Walgreens brand), Alkaline (Duracell), and Nickel Cadmium (Random RC Car battery). The experiment went smoothly, but I discovered something very surprising about one of the batteries. What is it? Watch and find out :p. Something to note, I did mess up a few times with my facts in the recording, bear with me, it was a new topic in class. Specifically, I mess up with the definition of an acid at some point. I was lazy and didn't review the video before i uploaded it so i don't know when, but it happens xD. Feel free to rate, comment, and I will try to respond to any and all questions you may have.

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[xTheGateKeeper]

Schmegelbob13 sorry if I caused a disturbance on sly's video. I'm on your side. He should not do it. By the way your video is pretty entertaining.

[schmegelbob13]

@xTheGateKeeper no worries dude its in the past. And frankly I thought he was an attention whore but I wasnt going to take the chance on it. And thanks about the vid

[sweetgyy]

forget rum and coke i want some

[schmegelbob13]

@sweetgyy you sir, made my evening. xD

[kylemispel]

Well i guess we can agree that they all suck for quality of life and the environment lol :P

[schmegelbob13]

@kylemispel Agreed lmao

[xTheGateKeeper]

Yeah I though he was an attention whore too. Anyways thanks for understanding.

[schmegelbob13]

@kylemispel Well that is true. However, I then took these solutions and tested them on plants. The Nickel-Cadmium plants stayed alive for about 2 weeks. The Lithium plants were shriveled dust within a couple days.

[kylemispel]

The last battery comprises lithium, a metal of the alkali group in the periodic table. This family comprises sodium, potassium, etc. The alkali metals react vigorously with water, hence the 'pièce de résistance'. However I wouldn't say that it is worse for the environement than the others... I would even argue that the heavy metal residues (such as cadmium) that come from tossing the other kinds of battery are worse.

[schmegelbob13]

@schmegelbob13 *battery