What causes the sour taste when a 9-volt battery touches your tongue?
Why Do Batteries Taste Sour?

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The metal components of the battery
The temperature of the battery
The electrical current interacting with saliva
The presence of battery acid
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which process is responsible for the formation of hydrogen and oxygen gases when a battery touches your tongue?
Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Electrolysis
Oxidation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the activation of taste receptors by electrical currents?
Electric flavor
Electric taste
Current cuisine
Voltage flavor
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In scientific experiments, what factors are manipulated to create different tastes using electrical currents?
The color of the electrodes
The strength of the current and temperature
The type of metal used in electrodes
The size of the battery
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it challenging to replicate complex flavors using electrical stimulation?
Electrical currents are too weak
Taste receptors are too sensitive
The brain cannot process electrical signals
Different taste receptors can cancel each other out
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