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In a battery, what separates negative charge from the positive charge?

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Batteries use a substance called an electrolyte between their positive and negative terminals.

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+ 1.0 C

charge in moving it from point A to point B?
The blue charge is negative. The red charge is positive.
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(+ q)

and a negative charge

(- q)

are shown in figure (a) and (b) below. Then:-

(a) The work done in moving a small positive charge (+

q_{0}

) from Q to P will be positive
(b) The work done in moving a small negative charge (−

q_{0}

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