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Why does a battery that has thick zinc walls last longer than one that has thin zinc walls?
A) Thick zinc walls prevent the battery from overheating.
B) Thicker zinc walls prevent electrons from being lost into the surrounding environment.
C) Thicker zinc walls last longer at holding in the battery acid.
D) The zinc walls are transformed into zinc ions as the battery provides electricity.
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D) The zinc walls are transformed into zinc ions as the battery provides electricity.

When the zinc ions are gone, the battery is dead. So the more zinc ions there are, the longer the life of the battery.
Like amino acids-
Necessary.
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