Bubbles Will Form on Wires Attached to a 9-Volt Battery

question 87

Multiple Choice

Bubbles will form on wires attached to a 9-volt battery placed in water. What is happening here?

• A) The wires are being oxidized.
• B) The water is being reduced on the wire attached to the (-) battery electrode and oxidized on the wire attached to the (+) battery electrode.
• C) The water is being oxidized on the wire attached to the (-) battery electrode and reduced on the wire attached to the (+) battery electrode.
• D) Air is being forced out of the water by the electric current.
• E) One wire is being oxidized; the other wire is being reduced.

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