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In a wet cell battery what is the electrolyte?

copper

liquid acid

zinc

User Carl Meyer
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Answer:

the liquid acid

Step-by-step explanation:

This because electrolytes are supposed to be in a liquid form.

User Phlox Midas
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Answer:

Liquid Acid

Step-by-step explanation:

The wet cell battery implies that it has an liquid inside.

The Copper and the Zinc are also the compounts that will react in the battery as the semi-reactions implies:

Cu2+(aq) + 2e- --> Cu0

Zn2+(aq) + 2e- --> Zn0

The electrolyte is a substance present in the battery that will help the electricity to flow to the ion of interest and will not participate in the reaction, the acid should work as the electrolyte in this case.

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