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When you make a potato Battery it can give electricity so why the does not happen with water?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
AHA!! Great question, and good thinking!
A power cell, or 'pile' needs several things. One is metallic conductors so the electricity can go someplace. Another thing is an electrolyte which 'powers up' the pile. The third thing is a fluid to help the electrolyte do its job. Quite often, that fluid is plain old water.
So,
1. Somebody supplies metallic wires
2. The potato all by itself makes a fairly good electrolyte, and
3. The potato contains a fluid to help the electrolyte: Water.
By the way, if you connect 2 or more of these power cells head-to-tail, they form a battery of power cells, or for short, 'Battery'.
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∙ 11y ago
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Does water conduct battery electricity?
It doesn't conduct electricity if it is pure water as there are no flowing ions. But in un-pure water electricity can be conducted.
If you put sugar in a peeled potato what will happen?
Osmosis will happen. The water will move from the potato into the sugar solution. The potato will lose mass and shrink.
Does salt water need a battery to conduct electricity?
no it dosent because the salt water cuts off the electricity
What will happen to a raw potato if it is put in fresh water?
It melts
Will a battery ruin if it is submerged?
Yes it will ruin. Water conducts electricity. The battery will short out if submerged.
Can a regular potato generate electricity like a sweet potato can?
no both can generate electricity just one might just give off more than the other because of the chemical souble water inside it
What will happen when a peeled potato cup is kept in a trough containing water?
it will boil
What will happen to a raw potato in water with salt?
you have to slice it first then it will shrink
What happen to a raw potato kept in salt water?
If it was placed in a salty solution the potato strip would shrink because the outer solution has a high salt concentration so the water in the potato strip would get out through osmosis and would try to balance the solution
What will happen to a potato chip if put in water?
It surely enlarges in size and becomes squishy,
Why is water used in a car battery?
Because car batteries have metal plates in them to conduct the energy of the battery and the water helps allowing the electricity to flow in the battery when the vehicle is running. After the water has been in contact with the conduit in which the electricity flows (the conduits are acid filled) the water becomes acidic as well and so caution must be used when filling the battery and when removing or carrying it. Also, as a side note, if there is no water in the battery there is an increase in heat and a deterioration of battery plates. This restricts the battery from charging and destroys the battery plates. In contrast, if there is too much water, it can cause the battery to overflow during operation of the vehicle and start corrosion on metal parts around the battery.
What will happen to a potato put in salt water?
In the salt solution the concentration of water inside the cells of the potato is higher than that outside. Therefore water molecules move from inside the potato where there is higher concentration of water molecules to outside the potato where there is a lower concentration of water molecules through semipermeable membrane of the potato cells. This process is called osmosis.
