Make
Electricity from fruits
Introduction:
This project is one of the most famous
electricity projects that can be performed successfully by most students in
the age of 10 to 16. It helps students to learn about producing electrical
energy using chemical energy. Since the same method is used to get energy from many
fruits and chemicals, this project has many names. Following are some of the
other names or titles for this project:
- Fruit power
or fruit battery
- Convert
Chemical energy to electrical energy
- Potato
battery or Lemon battery
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Procedure:
Making electricity from chemicals is based on the same scientific
principles on which all modern batteries work. You insert copper
and zinc electrodes in an acidic liquid and produce some electricity
from the chemical reaction between your electrodes and electrolyte.
The electricity produced in this way can be displayed with a
multi-meter that can show millivolts. It may also be able
to produce enough electricity to get light. If you want to run or
light up a device you must consider the voltage and current requirements of
that device.
Picture in the right shows 3 potato
batteries connected in series so together they will produce enough
voltage to light up a super bright LED type light source. |
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Making electricity experiment can be
used for many different science projects. Following are some additional
research that you can perform in relation to making electricity from
fruits and chemicals.
1. Experiment to see which fruits
can produce electricity. |
4. Replace electrodes of your kit
with other metals such as coins, nails to see which other metals
can be used as electrodes. |
2. Experiment to see which fruit juices
can produce electricity |
5. Test to see if such electrodes
can light up a bulb. |
3. Experiment to see which other liquids
such as detergents and drinks can produce electricity. |
6. If you have access to a multi
meter, check to see how many volts electricity is being produced
by fruits. |
Material and equipment:
Material and equipment that you need
for this project are:
- Copper Electrode
- Zinc Electrode
- Multi-meter capable of measuring low
voltages
- Flashlight light bulb 1.2 Volts
- Screw Base or socket for light
bulb
- Wires
- Alligator clips
- Board for mounting the base and the
bulb (optional)
You can purchase the material locally
from a hardware store or buy it online. Make electricity science kit of
MiniScience.com contains all the above material
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Make electricity
Kit: $28
When your science project is making electricity, the biggest
challenge is to see the product of small amount of electricity
that you produce. Make electricity kit can make it easy for you
to complete your project.
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Make electricity
science kit contains all material that you need in order to successfully
experiment making electricity by a chemical reaction. Some chemicals
are harmful and dangerous! that's why we recommend you to use
household chemicals such as acetic acid (Vinegar), baking soda,
fruits and fruit juice.
WARNING
This kit contains
small and sharp objects. keep it out of reach of small children.
Adult supervision is required.
The purpose
of this science kit is to simplify the process of finding and
purchasing material that you need for your experiments. |
Analog Multimeter
does NOT need battery in order to test voltage and current. You will
need a battery to test the resistance.
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Miniature Socket |
Copper and Zinc
electrodes |
Multi tester or
Multi meter |
Base board |
Color Coded Leads |
Screws |
LED |
Online Instructions |
Miniature Bulb 1.2V |
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Warranty:
If any of the parts in this kit are defective, return it to us
within 7 days from the date of purchase and we will repair or
replace it for you at no charge. |
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Additional
Materials Required: Additional Materials Required for
your experiments can be found at home or purchased locally. Some
of these material are:
- Plastic or ceramic cup
- Fruits for test
Opportunities
for Science Fair Projects
Experiment to see which fruits and liquids that you can find
at home can produce enough electricity detectable by multi-meter.
Will that electricity be enough to light up a light bulb?
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