Can you produce electric current with lemon
juice? Give reasons to justify your answer Explain an electrolytic cell
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Answer:The lemon battery works through an electro-chemical reaction when it is connected to a complete circuit. The citric acid in the lemon acts as an electrolyte, a solution that conducts electricity. ... These electrons flow out the wire, through the circuit and re-enter the lemon through the copper penny.
Explanation:
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Explanation:
Place the lemon on its side on a plate and have an adult carefully use the knife to make a small cut near the middle of the lemon (away from either end). Make the cut about two centimeters long and one centimeter deep.
Make a second, similar cut about one centimeter away and parallel to the first cut.
Push a penny in the first cut until only half of it is showing above the lemon skin. Part of the penny should be in contact with the lemon juice because that is what serves as the electrolyte. This copper penny in contact with the lemon juice serves as your first electrode. Note: If your lemon has a very thick skin, you might need an adult to carefully cut away some lemon peel. Why do you think is it important for part of the penny to be in contact with the lemon juice?
Slide one of the aluminum strips in the second cut until you are sure part of the aluminum is in contact with the lemon juice. Can you guess which part of a battery the aluminum strip that sits inside the lemon is? Do you think it is important for the aluminum to be in contact with the lemon juice?
You have just made a battery! It has two electrodes made of different metals and an electrolyte separating them. Do you think this battery is generating electricity or is there still something missing?
Your battery can generate electricity but will only do so when the electrodes are connected with something that conducts electricity.
ELECTROLYTIC CELL
An electrolytic cell uses electrical energy to drive a non-spontaneous redox reaction. An electrolytic cell is a kind of electrochemical cell. It is often used to decompose chemical compounds, in a process called electrolysis—the Greek word lysis means to break up.