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The negative terminal of a dry cell is made up of ______.

A

ammonium chloride

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manganese dioxide

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C

graphite rod

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zinc metal

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Solution

The correct option is D zinc metal
The zinc metal layer acts as negative terminal of the dry cell. It is a whitish, metal layer. The graphite rod acts as the positive terminal of the dry cell.

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