Electricity and Magnetism > EMF and Current DCS# 5E40.60

LEAD STORAGE BATTERY



APPARATUS
lead strips
202-19-E1
sodium sulfate
202-02-A
two multimeters and camera
214-01-B6
dpdt switch
214-01-E
6 V battery
202-02-E1
1.5 V bulb in mount
202-19-E3


DESCRIPTION
Charge the battery, then use it to light a flashlight bulb. 

 
NOTES
Use dilute sulfuric acid, or a 2% sodium sulfate solution.

 

One can also charge the battery using the genecon hand generator.

REFERENCES
Articles from J. Chem. Ed.:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/ed079p334

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed061p713.2