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The students conducted several experiments to build lemon batteries with varying designs and materials. Their goal was to generate enough voltage to power a phone charger, which requires 16-18 volts. Their initial test with whole lemons and straight copper/zinc pieces produced 2.6 volts. Cutting the lemons and using coiled copper wires increased the voltage to 8.6 volts. Arranging the halves in rows in an attempt to wire them in parallel and series generated between 4.6 and 6 volts. While they came close, the lemon batteries were unable to achieve the necessary voltage to power a phone charger.

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Chemistry Project

The students conducted several experiments to build lemon batteries with varying designs and materials. Their goal was to generate enough voltage to power a phone charger, which requires 16-18 volts. Their initial test with whole lemons and straight copper/zinc pieces produced 2.6 volts. Cutting the lemons and using coiled copper wires increased the voltage to 8.6 volts. Arranging the halves in rows in an attempt to wire them in parallel and series generated between 4.6 and 6 volts. While they came close, the lemon batteries were unable to achieve the necessary voltage to power a phone charger.

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Lemon Battery

By: Jack, Jovais, John, and Tyler


Initial Test
Before the lemon battery we attempted a coin battery although we were able to
light an L.E.D, it was much less efficient and took much more effort and coins then
we wanted.
Materials

To create the battery we had to find two common different metals that could be put
in the citric acid so we used copper and a nail coated in zinc. Then of course we
used multiple lemons, and various items like salt, chargers, wires, etc. The battery
is somewhat basic so not many materials are needed.
Why we chose our metals and the reaction
Lemon juice contains citric acid, which contains electrolytes. These electrolytes
can’t conduct electricity by itself but it does allow two common metals (such as
zinc and copper to react). One metals electrons gets reduced while the other loses
them, creating the reaction.
Lemon Test #1

This was our very first test. We stuck a nail and straight copper in each of the 13
lemons and wired them together. It worked as we got 2.6 volts and were able to
light an L.E.D but it wasn’t as efficient as we hoped.
Lemon Test #2
On the second test we cut up our lemons, used curled copper wires, and added
salt to them. We saw an increase in the amount of volts as it rose 6 from our prior
tests to 8.6 volts
Why did we add salt on the lemon?
Salt molecules are made of sodium and chlorine ions which once dissolved in a
water or acid increases the overall salinity as well as the conductivity, which is
why our volts increased as they did.
Lemon Test #3

In this test we made two separate batteries by


putting all 16 of our halves in rows of 4. We
changed up the wiring of our lemons hoping for a
higher voltage but instead it did the opposite and
we reached 4.65 volts. We attempted the test
again and got 6 volts. We attempted it a third time
and it did not work.
Why did we put them in rows?
We put them in rows to create to separate batteries which we wired together in
parallel and series. This was supposed to double the voltage we had reached in
the past and double the capacity of how much volts each lemon had.
Lemon Test #4 Failed

Throughout the tests our main goal was to be able to


power a charger it took around 16-18 volts and
although we were close we couldn’t achieve the goal
although we were close and it is possible.
Total Data
On our very first test we used 13 whole lemons and got a total of 2.6 volts

On our second test we cut 8 lemons into 16 halves and used twisted copper and
added salt this came to a total of 8.6 volts.

On our third test we cut 8 lemons into 16 halves, used twisted copper, and put
them into rows. We saw the largest amount of volts through this reaching 4.6
voltas and 6 volts max.
Trial #1 Trial #2 Trial #3

13 Lemons 8 Lemons 8 Lemons


(Uncut, Straight (Cut in half, Coiled (Cut in half, coiled
pieces of copper and copper, and salt.) copper and zinc, salt,
zinc.) parallel series.)

2.6 Volts 8.6 Volts 6 Volts


Video of test trial #1
Trial 1
Video of Test Trial #2
Trial 2
Video of Test Trial #3
Trial 3
Thanks for Watching

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