Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 21 - Problems - Page 971: 21.76

Answer

D sized battery holds more charge.

Work Step by Step

The D sized battery is much bigger than the AAA battery. Thus, it has many more parts or components. The question asks about potential, which is intensive and not determined by size. However, the charge is quantity based on and thus affected by size. Thus the D sized battery holds more charge.
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