Build-a-penny-battery Lab
Post Lab
1.What were the metals involved in your battery?
1.What were the metals involved in your battery?
The metals that were involved in the penny battery include aluminum, copper, and zinc.
2.If your LED requires 1.5 volts to light up, how many volts did each cell of your battery provide?
3.How is energy being converted to electricity in this battery?
4.What is a voltaic pile? How is it related to the battery you just built?
5.What is an electrolyte?
6.how did you know which end of the battery was positive, and which was negative?
7.Determine at least two other potential uses for your battery other than lighting an LED. What else could your battery power?
2.If your LED requires 1.5 volts to light up, how many volts did each cell of your battery provide?
3.How is energy being converted to electricity in this battery?
4.What is a voltaic pile? How is it related to the battery you just built?
5.What is an electrolyte?
6.how did you know which end of the battery was positive, and which was negative?
7.Determine at least two other potential uses for your battery other than lighting an LED. What else could your battery power?