Chemical reactions can produce electricity - AQA - GCSE Chemistry - Question 3 - 2018 - Paper 1
Question 3
Chemical reactions can produce electricity.
Figure 2 shows a simple cell.
Which of these combinations would not give a zero reading on the voltmeter in Figure 2?
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Which of these combinations would not give a zero reading on the voltmeter in Figure 2?
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The combination that would not give a zero reading is:
This is because the two different metals (copper and zinc) in conjunction with a conductive electrolyte will produce a potential difference, generating a measurable voltage.