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The longer line in the symbol of a cell denotes

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the positive terminal

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the negative terminal

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C

the direction of current

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D

all of these

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Solution

The correct option is B the positive terminal
The longer vertical line in the symbol of a cell represents the positive terminal and the shorter line in the symbol of a cell represents the negative terminal.

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