alleryStart learning →Volta built the first electrochemical battery, the voltaic pile, in which year?
A1749
B1820
C1836
D1800
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1800
Alessandro Volta described the voltaic pile in 1800, while 1749 is Franklin's term battery and 1820 is Ørsted's discovery.
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