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Potato clock was invented because the potato is found to be a good source of energy for the mechanical device specially- clock.

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What are facts about potato clock?

Patuli muna kayo :)


What stores have a clock for potato clock?

walmart


How does a potato clock work?

A potato can power a clock because all fruits and vegetables have an electric current in them, so the potato's act like a battery and supply the clock with electricity.


Does a potato powered clock work better than a lemon clock?

Yes!! William A. Borst invented the potato clock in 1983.


Does the potato clock work because of the juice in the potato potato?

Yes, the potato clock works due to the electrolytes in the potato acting as a conductor for the flow of electricity. When two different metals are inserted into the potato, a chemical reaction occurs that generates a small electrical current to power the clock. The potato itself does not produce electricity, but rather serves as an electrolyte medium for the reaction to take place.


How big does a potato have to be for a potato clock?

The potato size should be medium sized or the size of your hands but the bigger the better.


Why is a potato clock a science fair project?

A potato clock is a science fair project because it uses a electricity to power the clock. One of the things in sciencce is finding how the electricity and the potato chemicals stuff, things powers the clock. It gets pretty complicated. Theres TONS of reasons how its a science project.


Which potato clock will tell time faster red or brown?

The color of the potato does not affect the speed at which the potato clock tells time. Both red and brown potato clocks work in the same way by converting the energy from the potato into electricity to power the clock, so they should tell time at the same rate.


Can you make a potato clock with a cooked potato?

no it lost all of its energy and acidic content (unless you secretly put a battery in the potato


What does the nail do for the potato clock?

no one knows sorry


Writing a report on a potato clock?

The graph that can be used to best describe a potato clock is a line graph. It will have the two values: the time the potato is cooked and the water temperature. The points can be plotted and connected to show their relations.


What was the objective of making potato clock?

to substitute as alternative energy.

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