How did Volta generate electricity with his invention?
Mechanically
Thermally
Chemically
Magically
Answer
To generate electricity, Volta's invention, the voltaic pile, utilized a stack of alternating copper and zinc discs separated by brine-soaked cloth or cardboard. This arrangement produced a flow of electric current when connected to a circuit, making it the first electrochemical battery and a pioneering step in the field of electricity generation through chemical reactions.
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