Electric Battery Quiz

What is the positive terminal of a battery called?

• Anode

• Cathode

• Electrolyte

• Conductor

Which type of battery is designed to be used until exhausted of energy then discarded?

• Alkaline battery

• Rechargeable battery

• Secondary battery

• Primary battery

Who built and described the first electrochemical battery, the voltaic pile, in 1800?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• John Frederic Daniell

What is the terminal voltage of a cell that is neither charging nor discharging called?

• Terminal voltage

• Open-circuit voltage

• Net emf

• Internal resistance

What type of battery has liquid electrolyte?

• Dry cell battery

• Alkaline battery

• Lead-acid battery

• Zinc-carbon battery