What theory did Volta debunk with his invention?
Gravity
Electricity is generated solely by living beings
Relativity
Atomic Theory
Answer
The answer to Volta's discovery lies in the debunking of the animal electricity theory, which attributed electrical phenomena solely to living organisms. Volta's invention, the voltaic pile, demonstrated that electricity could be produced through non-living materials, disproving the previous notion and ushering in a new understanding of electrical generation.
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