Electricity and Magnetism > EMF and Current DCS# 5E40.25

LEMON BATTERY

lemon battery

APPARATUS
lemon IGA
zinc and copper strips 113-02-D5
DMM 214-01-B


DESCRIPTION
Measure emf of voltaic cell consisting of zinc and copper strips inserted in a lemon.  Measure current to show that the internal resistance is large.  Lemon battery can be used to power a buzzer.
 
NOTES

Use Radio Shack buzzer # 273-065.  Buzzer will sound with as little as 0.5 V, 0.03 mA.
Lemon:  V = ~0.9 V, I = ~0.5 mA.  Maximize current by rolling/pressing lemon on table, putting metal strips in deep and close together.

REFERENCE

TPT 28(5),329