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Published on Mar 21, 2012

Read the full experiment at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/e... Voltaic batteries of all shapes and sizes are objects that convert chemical energy into electrical energy. You probably use batteries to power your cell phone, iPod, or any number of wireless gadgets. But did you know that you can actually use chemical energy stored within a lemon to power a small LED light? It's true, and we'll show you exactly how in the Fruit-Power Battery experiment.

Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/p...

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  • Alonzo Leon

    Alonzo Leon 2 months ago

    do we need GALVANIZED NAILS? PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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    SteveSpanglerScience 2 months ago

    You will want to get Galvanized Nails! Have fun:)

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  • Kitty Kat

    Kitty Kat 3 months ago

    where do you get alligator clips????

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    SteveSpanglerScience 2 months ago

    local hardware store:)

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  • YoungDrawer321

    YoungDrawer321 3 months ago

    Im doing this for my science fair i wanna know how much minutes it will last.

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    SteveSpanglerScience 3 months ago

    Finding out how long it lasts would be a great addition to your science fair project:)

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  • Oren Gofilord

    Oren Gofilord 10 months ago

    Actually, it takes 3V to run an LED. Each lemon produces about 0.5-0.9V but very very small amperage so they used 4 lemons. You need to take the current in the equation as well, because with a transformer I can take a 9V and make it 300V, but it will put out just a few mAh.

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  • cher kat

    cher kat 3 days ago

    its because of the citric acid inside the lemon. I made this with potatoes and it worked really well!

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  • kimmirkay

    kimmirkay 1 week ago

    cool

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  • 16villarreal7414

    16villarreal7414 3 weeks ago

    where can I buy the mini LED light?

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  • Alejandro Perez

    Alejandro Perez 3 weeks ago

    What if it didn't work? Is there something I should do different? I did exaclty what it said but it still doesn't work. Should I add another lemon? Please help!

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  • easton dana

    easton dana 3 weeks ago

    should i use this experiment in my first science fair

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  • 45366ful

    45366ful 4 weeks ago

    Just tiny ones you can get at stores

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  • dutchgirljr

    dutchgirljr 4 weeks ago

    where can i find the mini LED bulbs?

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  • Emile Dergham

    Emile Dergham 1 month ago

    Pls help steve!!!!! I'm doing this for my 6th grade science project and i need to know the LED light 's Voltage that u are using!!!!

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  • Felino Hizon

    Felino Hizon 1 month ago

    There are electrons in the lemons.The electrons move through the wires and go to the LED

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  • deejon98

    deejon98 1 month ago

    Cool

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