Ever imagined you may charge your phone with a potato? Though it seems a little strange, potatoes can really be used to create a little quantity of power. This entertaining and instructive activity is perfect for illustrating the ideas of electrochemistry and might be a fun experiment to undertake at house. Step-by-step this is how you create energy from potatoes to charge your phone.
One gathers their materials.
You will need these things to get going:
two or more huge potatoes
Copper and zinc electrodes (you might make galvanized nails from copper coins)
An alligator clip
Wines
a USB charging wire you may alter
2. Get Your Potatoes ready.
Start by washing your potatoes to remove any dirt off them. Better electrical contact depends on a clean surface, hence this guarantees it. The potatoes should be wet and fresh; you do not need to peel them as the flow of electrons depends on their moisture content.
3. Place the electrodes.
