How or why does a rechargable battery lose some of its charge when it hasn’t been used?

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How or why does a rechargable battery lose some of its charge when it hasn’t been used?

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Batteries have an internal resistance. The lithium chemistry has a much higher internal resistance than the Nicad, nimh and lead chemistry this leads to to the batteries being usable after some months since last charged. The internal resistance creates a parasitic draw which is slowly discharging the energy across the actual battery cell itself !

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