aakanksha. can we help captain kirk power up his communicator using lemons?
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Aakanksha
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Can we help Captain Kirk power
up his Communicator using lemons?
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A lemon Penny Zinc coated screws Multimeter 2 alligator clips
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1. Insert penny & zinc coated screw into the
lemon.
2. Connect 2 wires with alligator clips to the
penny and the screw.
3. Connect the Multimeter to the other end of
the two wires.
4. Measure the voltage
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All batteries have a "+" and "-" side. The Lemon Battery in the picture shows
Copper = positive (+)Zinc/Steel (eg. paper clip) = negative (–)
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Yes, now we can help Captain Kirk get back
to his spaceship ! Yippie!
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1.5 V + 1.5 V + 1.5 V + 1.5 V =
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1. Connect the penny of one lemon to the zinc screw of the next lemon.
2. Measure voltage.
3. Repeat to connect 3 lemons.
4. Measure voltage again.
( You should have one lemon with penny unconnected at one end and one lemon with zinc screw unconnected at the other end. )
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Use alligator clip to connect the lemon battery to the Digital Clock.
Positive side (lemon battery) Positive side (Digital clock) negative side (lemon battery) negative side (Digital
clock)
Digital Clock
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