Salt bridge

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Hailey Boehm 2H
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Salt bridge

Postby Hailey Boehm 2H » Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:15 pm

How does the salt bridge work in a battery? what way do the ions flow?
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Jonathan Zhao 4H
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Re: Salt bridge

Postby Jonathan Zhao 4H » Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:24 pm

A salt bridge maintains the electrical neutrality of a battery. Negative ions would flow into the left compartment while positive ions would flow into the right compartment.
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Re: Salt bridge

Postby bonnie_schmitz_1F » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:14 pm

The main role of a salt bridge is to maintain neutrality in the cathode and the anode so the flow of electrons is continuous.
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Re: Salt bridge

Postby amogha_koka3I » Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:18 pm

Do the two vertical lines in the notation represent the salt bridge?
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