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Why does zinc get attracted towards the negative terminal of the battery which is towards the copper plate?

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In battery, the movement of electron takes place from cathode to anode. This shows that cathode is electron rich while anode is electron deficient. Since Zinc behave as anode therefore positively charged and get attracted towards negative terminal of battery.

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