When the battery is discharged the internal current flows
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This is an "internal soft short". There is now a path for electrons inside the battery. This is bad, now the current will flow even when the battery isn''t hooked up to anything. This badly diminishes battery capacity (because it is constantly discharging inside itself). It will be unable to start a car if left alone overnight.