Practice mode Electrochemistry

What is the main function of a salt bridge in a galvanic cell?

Correct answer C. It completes the internal circuit and keeps both solutions electrically neutral

Explanation

Ions migrate through the salt bridge to balance the charge building up in each half-cell, allowing current to continue. Electrons flow only through the external wire.

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