A battery made up of three cells has ________ terminals.

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Solution

The correct option is C two
Battery terminals are the electrical contacts used to connect electrical components (for example, a bulb) to the battery.
The number of terminals in a battery is independent of the number of cells used to make that battery.
There are always two terminals in a battery as shown in the following diagram.
Here, P is the positive terminal and Q is the negative terminal of the battery.

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