QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
2 - ANSWER 2-1. Which of the following is the purpose of an electrical cell?
1. To change mechanical energy to electrical energy
2. To change chemical energy to electrical energy
3. To change electrical energy to mechanical energy
4. To change electrical energy to chemical energy
1 - ANSWER 2-2. What are the three basic parts of a cell?
1. Electrodes, electrolyte, container
2. Electrodes, acid, water
3. Anode, cathode, ions
4. Anode, load, depolarizer
3 - ANSWER IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 2-3 THROUGH 2-6, SELECT THE PHRASE FROM THAT DESCRIBES
THE PART OF A CELL IN THE QUESTION.
2-3. Electrolyte
1. negative electrode
2. positive electrode
3. solution acting upon the electrode
4. mounting for the electrode
4 - ANSWER IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 2-3 THROUGH 2-6, SELECT THE PHRASE FROM THAT DESCRIBES
THE PART OF A CELL IN THE QUESTION.
2-4. Container
1. negative electrode
2. positive electrode
3. solution acting upon the electrode
,4. mounting for the electrode
1 - ANSWER IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 2-3 THROUGH 2-6, SELECT THE PHRASE FROM THAT DESCRIBES
THE PART OF A CELL IN THE QUESTION.
2-5. Anode
1. negative electrode
2. positive electrode
3. solution acting upon the electrode
4. mounting for the electrode
2 - ANSWER IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 2-3 THROUGH 2-6, SELECT THE PHRASE FROM THAT DESCRIBES
THE PART OF A CELL IN THE QUESTION.
2-6. Cathode
1. negative electrode
2. positive electrode
3. solution acting upon the electrode
4. mounting for the electrode
4 - ANSWER 2-7. What term is given to the process that takes place inside a cell?
1. Electromagnetic action
2. Piezoelectric action
3. Electromechanical action
4. Electrochemical action
1 - ANSWER 2-8. With respect to recharging a primary or secondary cell, of the following statements,
which one is correct?
1. The secondary cell can be recharged by passing current through it in the proper direction
2. The primary cell can be recharged by passing current through it in the proper direction
3. The secondary cell can only be recharged by changing the electrodes
4. The primary cell can only be recharged by changing the electrolyte
, 3 - ANSWER 2-9. What determines the amount of current that a cell can deliver to the external circuit?
1. The internal resistance of the cell only
2. The resistance of the external load only
3. The circuit resistance and the internal resistance of the cell
4. The circuit capacitance and number of free electrons in the load
2 - ANSWER 2-10. Which of the following actions will lower the internal resistance of a cell?
1. Decreasing the size of the electrodes
2. Increasing the size of the electrodes
3. Increasing the spacing between the electrodes
4. Increasing the resistance of the electrolyte
3 - ANSWER 2-11. What causes negative ions to be attracted to the cathode of a primary cell while the
cell is discharging?
1. A negative charge caused by a loss of electrons
2. A negative charge caused by an excess of electrons
3. A positive charge caused by a loss of electrons
4. A positive charge caused by an excess of electrons
2 - ANSWER 2-12. What causes hydrogen to be attracted to the anode of a primary cell when the cell is
discharging?
1. A negative charge caused by a loss of electrons
2. A negative charge caused by an excess of electrons
3. A positive charge caused by a loss of electrons
4. A positive charge caused by an excess of electrons
1 - ANSWER 2-13. What causes the cathode to be "eaten away" in the primary cell while the cell is
discharging?
1. The material of the cathode combines with the negative ions to form a new substance.