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Final Set of Instructions - Revised

1) The document provides instructions for creating a lemon battery that can power a small LED light. 2) The battery is made by inserting a galvanized nail and copper wire into opposite sides of a lemon to create voltage differences, and then connecting multiple lemons together using alligator clips to increase voltage. 3) When the LED is connected across the nails and wires, its positive end attached to the copper and negative to the nail, the lemon battery will power the LED to emit light.

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Final Set of Instructions - Revised

1) The document provides instructions for creating a lemon battery that can power a small LED light. 2) The battery is made by inserting a galvanized nail and copper wire into opposite sides of a lemon to create voltage differences, and then connecting multiple lemons together using alligator clips to increase voltage. 3) When the LED is connected across the nails and wires, its positive end attached to the copper and negative to the nail, the lemon battery will power the LED to emit light.

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS:

LEMON BATTERY

Arielle Goodman

Christine Brooke

Dustin Tran

ENGL 149-07

April 24, 2020


Materials Needed
• 4 Fresh lemons
• 4 Galvanized (zinc-covered) nails
• 4 pieces of copper wire
• 3-watt LED
• Alligator clips
• Knife (optional)
• 4 pennies minted before 1962 (optional)

Safety
Take caution with the knife as you would with any sharp object. Handle with caution and be careful of
the sharp edges and point.

Instructions
Complete instructions on a flat surface with enough room to line up all the lemons.

Creating the Batteries

Explaining the Lemon Battery:


Complete steps for each lemon:
As with an actual battery, there needs
to be a positive and negative charge.
1. Roll around and squish the whole lemon for a The copper acts as the positive charge
while the zinc gives a negative charge.
few seconds to get its juices flowing The lemon acts as a conductor.

2. Push the sharp end of a nail through one side


of the lemon. Be sure that it is firmly stuck
while still about half of the nail is sticking out
of the lemon.

3. On the other side of the lemon, insert the


copper wire, firmly stuck but also sticking
out. The copper source and nail should not
make contact in the lemon.
a. If using a penny, use the knife to cut
open a small slot in the lemon to
stick half of the penny in

4. Repeat with the other lemons (as shown in Figure 1: Each lemon should have a nail and
Figure 1). wire in either side after completeing step 4.
Connecting the Batteries

1. Line up the lemon batteries with two to three


inches between them. The side of the lemon
with the nail should be facing your left.

2. Using one set of alligator clips, connect the


copper source of the left-most lemon with the
nail of the lemon next to it.

3. Repeat this step two more times. The nail of the


left-most lemon and the copper of the right-
Figure 2: Lemon batteries connected.
most lemon should be untouched at this point.
Use Figure 2 for reference.

Creating Light

1. Connect a separate set of alligator clips to the


remaining nail and copper source

2. Find the positive and negative ends of the LED

3. For the LED’s positive end, connect the clip that has
the copper wire on the other end

4. With the negative end, connect the clip that has the
nail on the other end.
Figure 3: Your lemon powered
5. Enjoy the natural source of electric energy you’ve
light bulb is complete!
made!

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