Step 1: Recall the role
The salt bridge is a U-tube holding an inert electrolyte such as KCl in agar. It joins the two half cells and lets ions move between them.
Step 2: Why that matters
It completes the electrical circuit and keeps each half cell electrically neutral as ions are made or used. It is not an electrode, so (A) and (B) fail. It cannot measure potential, so (D) fails. Option (C) is correct.
Final Answer:
The salt bridge connects the two half cells, option (C).
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