Currents in the Kitchen – Results

 


Banana – 0.2 volts

Dragonfruit – 0.1 volts

Orange – 0.3 volts

Potato – 0.3 volts

Apple – 0.35 volts

Lime – 0.25 volts


The apple had the most amount of volts, my prediction was wrong but only 0.5 away from the apple.

  • What kind of circuit will produce electron flow in your fruit/vegetable cell? It was a closed circuit, the electrons were able to flow in a circle. The nail and copper that were in the fruit, was also attached to the wires which were connected to the voltmeter and the electrons were able to move freely through them.
  • If your bulb doesn’t glow, how can you find out if electrons are flowing? By using different objects to test if the electrons are flowing with them too.
  • If your bulb doesn’t glow, why not? Because either the electrons weren’t flowing or the circuit wasn’t fully closed.
  • How can we modify our experiment to improve our results? We can try the experiment multiple times to make sure our results are accurate and correct.
  • What is causing electrons to flow in this experiment? The metals we used that connected to the wires worked as conductors.
  • How can I use this in my everyday life? If you’re lamp is broken and you’re not sure what needs to be repaired (and it’s too expensive to get another one) you could use it to see if its the lightbulb that’s not working or if its a part of the lamp itself that’s broken.

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