Currents from the Kitchen

In this experiment, we used a potato, an orange and a lemon to try to light a led light bulb.

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  • To produce electron flow, a complete will light the bulb.
  • To find out if electrons are flowing, you could use a volt meter to measure it.
  • Our light bulb had too high of a voltage, and our fruits/vegetables didn’t produce enough voltage.
  • To improve our results, we could use bigger vegetables/fruits or light bulbs with lower voltage levels.
  • In this experiment, the transition metals and the crocodile clips cause the electrons to flow.
  • If you were camping, or there was power outage or any situation where you were without electricity, you could use these foods are sources of electricity.
  • No, because this was discovered a while ago. There are not fruits/vegetables big enough to power a 60 watt light bulb let alone a city or a computer.20151113_092019                    20151113_092858

Electricity Conductors

My classmate and I will be using a citric fruit (lemon or orange) for this experiment because we believe that due to the high levels of acidity in the fruit will result in a good conduction of electricity.