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Citrus fruits are acidic, which helps their juice to conduct electricity.
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Make a Fruit Battery
- Set the fruit on a table and gently roll it around to soften it up. You want the juice to be flowing inside the fruit without breaking its skin. Alternatively, you can squeeze the fruit with your hands.
- Insert the zinc and copper nails into the fruit so that they are about 2" or 5 cm apart. You don't want them to be touching each other. Avoid puncturing through the end of the fruit.
- Remove enough insulation from the leads of the light (about 1") so that you can wrap one lead around the zinc nail and one lead around the copper nail. If you like, you can use electrical tape or alligator clips to keep the wire from falling off the nails.
- When you connect the second nail, the light will turn on!
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How can electricity be made by using two different metals?
Electricity i.e. a battery, can be made by taking two different metals (maybe that's where your confusion came in) - for example, copper and zinc, and submerging them into a an acid solution (like vinegar). Or you can take those same to metals and stick them into a lemon. If you put a volt meter on the two different metals you will measure a small, but noticeable, current. But to answer your queston, you will not make electricity by rubbing two pieces of metal together.
Why are switches made of plastic and not metal?
metals are good conductors of electricity. plastic and wood are insulators. they do not conduct electricity
Are alloys conductors of heat and electricity?
yes, all alloys do conduct electricity due to the conductivity of their metals.
What solid that is a good conductor can be made into ornaments?
Metals are good conductors of electricity and are sometimes made into ornaments.
Human needs for mining minerals?
If it was not grown, it was mined. Metals and minerals come from mining. The computer you are using to read this was made with minerals and metals from mining. The wire that carries electricity to your house came from mining (much of the electricity came from mining too).
How do you make eletricity from fruit and vegetables?
Fruit can produce electricity by puting an anode and a cathode in them preferably made from different metals join them to a wire and you will have a current.
How can electricity be made by using two different metals?
Electricity i.e. a battery, can be made by taking two different metals (maybe that's where your confusion came in) - for example, copper and zinc, and submerging them into a an acid solution (like vinegar). Or you can take those same to metals and stick them into a lemon. If you put a volt meter on the two different metals you will measure a small, but noticeable, current. But to answer your queston, you will not make electricity by rubbing two pieces of metal together.
Who first made electricity from fruit?
Michael Jones
Why do conductors conduct electricity while insulaters don't?
Conductors conduct electricity because most of them are made of metals and metals are good conductors of electricity while insulators are made of rubber and rubber does not conduct electricity. To conduct electricity, the atoms that make up the material, have to have free electrons that can pass a charge on. Metals have these free electrons, whereas insulators do not.
What are wires made from?
Wires are made form many differant types of copper and othe metals. Why is this it is because electricity is atracted to metals
Are coins good or poor conductors of electricity?
Coins are made of metal and metals are good conductors of electricity.
Why are switches made of plastic and not metal?
metals are good conductors of electricity. plastic and wood are insulators. they do not conduct electricity
What is electricity in fruit made up of?
Fruit juices contain electrolytes which help the conduction of electricity. A fruit which is very acidic like a lemon will contain more ions which allow the conduction of electricity. This is very general but it's a start
Are alloys conductors of heat and electricity?
yes, all alloys do conduct electricity due to the conductivity of their metals.
What solid that is a good conductor can be made into ornaments?
Metals are good conductors of electricity and are sometimes made into ornaments.
Why are pans made from different metals?
because different metals are better and worse heat conducters
How do you generate electricity from fruit?
Small quantities of electricity can easily be generated from fruit. Simply take two rods, nails, needles or similar which are made of different materials, then stick them into the fruit. Take care that they do not touch each other. A small voltage will appear between the two rods. Citrus fruits work especially well.
