Monday 12th December 2022
Difficulty: Very easy
Alessandro Volta (Quiz #24)
Alessandro Volta (Public domain)
Alessandro Volta was an Italian scientist who was a pioneer of electricity and power.
1. Volta invented the voltaic pile - the first electrical battery that could provide an electric current to a circuit. What two metals did his voltaic pile contain?
2. A species of what type of animal was named after Volta?
3. Volta was the first scientist to identify and isolate methane gas. Where did he first collect it?
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