A student is using a voltaic cell and voltmeter to identify two polished metal strips, which could be either zinc or iron. A positive voltage is measured when the two strips are used as electrodes. What conclusion is best?   Both must be the same metal.   Both are probably iron.   The two strips are different metals.   Both are most likely zinc

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A student is using a voltaic cell and voltmeter to identify two polished metal strips, which could be either zinc or iron. A positive voltage is measured when the two strips are used as electrodes. What conclusion is best?

  Both must be the same metal.
  Both are probably iron.
  The two strips are different metals.
  Both are most likely zinc.
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