Multiple choice

The cathode in the most common type of dry cell battery, consists of

  1. graphite

  2. zinc

  3. copper

  4. cadmium

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Explanation

A common dry cell is the zinc–carbon battery. In this dry cell battery, the cathode is composed of a form of elemental carbon called graphite and anode is composed of zinc.