How do you make a potato powered light bulb?
To make a potato-powered lightbulb, you'll need the following materials:
- A potato
- A copper wire
- A zinc nail
- A small lightbulb
- A voltmeter (optional)
Instructions:
1. Wash the potato thoroughly.
2. Insert the copper wire into one end of the potato and the zinc nail into the other end, making sure they are not touching each other.
3. Connect the copper wire to one terminal of the lightbulb and the zinc nail to the other terminal.
4. As you bring them closer to each other, you will notice that the light bulb lights up!
5. The voltmeter can be used to measure the voltage produced by the potato battery.
You can experiment with different types of potatoes and different combinations of metals to see how they affect the brightness of the lightbulb.
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