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Question
What are the functions of a salt bridge in a galvanic cell?
Solution
- It provides electrical contact between two solutions and thereby completes the electrical circuit.
- It prevents mixing of two solutions.
- It maintains electrical neutrality in both the solutions by transfer of ions.
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