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Who invented the first electric cell in 1800?

  1. None

  2. Edward Teller

  3. Charles Wheatstone

  4. Alessandro Volta
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Explanation

Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery (voltaic pile) in 1800, building on Luigi Galvani's animal electricity experiments. His invention proved that electricity could be generated chemically, not just from static sources. The unit 'volt' is named in his honor. Teller was a 20th-century nuclear physicist.

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