Chemistry

Chemistry & electricity

Have you ever thought about how people obtain electricity? The "Chemistry and electricity" set by MEL Science will give you a clue! You will learn how to power an LED with the help of an ordinary lemon, and assemble an analogue of one of the first chemical sources of electric current – the Daniell cell.

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You will:

recreate one of the earliest chemical electric cells
light up a diode... with a lemon

You will learn:

what a galvanic cell is
how electricity can be obtained

What's inside the "Chemistry & electricity" set?

Everything you need to complete the project successfully.

Experiments

daniell galvanic cell

Recreate one of the first electrochemical cells!

lemon battery

Use a lemon... to light up a diode!

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