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If you want to make a strong battery, should you pair two metals with high electron affinities, low electron affinities, or a mix? Explain your answer.

User Divega
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Answer: mix

Step-by-step explanation:

you cant pair 2 of the same electron affinities

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Answer:

Mix

Step-by-step explanation:

A battery has two electrodes at both of its end terminals namely the anode which is the negatively charged electrode and the anode which is the positively charged electrode.

Now, Electrons usually travel through the battery circuit from the anode to the cathode, and this motion of travel is the propelling force that makes electricity flow through the circuit.

Now, the anode will need to have a low electron affinity because it needs to easily release electrons during discharge while the cathode needs to have a high electron affinity because it normally readily accept electrons during discharge.

Thus, for a battery to be strong, it is a combination of high electron affinity and low electron affinity.

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