What household items can I use in place of zinc wire for a battery experiment?
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Basically, you just need two different types of metals to generate a current. I assume your using copper as your other metal type.\n\nIf you dont have any zinc wire, you could try using a galvanized (zinc coated) screw.\nOr if you want to use another metal all together, try Aluminum in the form of Aluminum foil.  An Iron nail or a chunk of lead would also work, but not as well.
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If you are into electrochemistry you could make your own solar cell or a flat panel solar cell. A solar cell is a device for converting energy from the sun into electricity. This project is fairly easy and there are plenty of pics to show you exactly how its done. \n\nAlso read the first source listed first because it tells you things you need to know for the second experiment.
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Don't try this one yourself! Use a pet rat or something!\n...\nActually, don't! Or i'll get hunted by Animal Rights Activists!!\n\nAll you need is a battery, two wires and a large capacitor.\nCharge the capacitor by connecting the battery across it with the two wires.\nThen disconnect the wires.\nThe capacitor has now been charged - if you put your hands across the terminals, you'll get a nasty shock.
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try this\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Laboratory_equipment
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If you can get your hands on a solution of silver nitrate, it should be pretty easy.\n\nYou'll need a battery (9 volt should do it) and two lengths of wire.  Run one wire from the positive terminal of the battery and attach it to a silver electrode (available in science shops) or any piece of silver.  If you can't get the silver electrode, just use the copper wire.  This will plate some of the copper onto the ring, though.  Attach the other wire to the ring and to the negative battery terminal.  Lower the ring and the silver electrode into the silver nitrate solution (without letting them touch) and wait.\n\nThe positive silver ions in the solution will be attracted to the negative ring and should plate the ring nicely.
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Try heat. (Or wire strippers if it is infact a wire.)
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This one is easy as well... THERE IS NO REACTION!\n\nPB is lower on the activity series, so it cannot replace the Zn in the zinc nitrate...
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A normal chemical battery or pencil cell converts the chemical energy stored in it to electrical energy.The reactions between zinc and copper sulphate produces the reqiured energy.\nAbout stryroform...well frankly speaking I dont have the slightest idea...but u can try \nwww.answers.com\nmaybe it will help u
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You would certainly need an electrically conductive medium (in the form of a wire). Also have two fixed magnets (fridge magnets will do). Will also need batteries (or if you are more adventurous, an array of oranges connected by conductive terminals, the citric acid in the oranges will generate a current). The wire would have to be quite long and wrap around something (e.g. the foam you mentioned) and the ends brush against terminals connected to the battery.\n\nThe looped wire would have to be between the two fixed magnets. When a current from the battery passes through the wire, a force would be applied depending on direction of the magnetic field (North to South). This is due to the faraday effect and the net effect should cause the loop of wire to spin.\n\nObviously you would have to fix the foam to some kind of axle to spin freely.
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http://www.itt.edu/staff/boyter/links/index.html\n\nLook under chemistry equipment.  There are some chemicals you will not be able to get.  Posting what you are looking for would help.
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Atoms electrons neutrons protrons and neucleic acids (or some type of acid) are probally inside a battery
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I've put together a web site regarding portable generator use and connection for home backup use.  Take a look and email with any questions you may have.\n\nhttp://members.rennlist.org/warren/generator.html
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I would probably use Light Emiting Diodes connected to a low voltage dc source using very small gauge twin-lead wire.
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Buy a DC to AC inverter.  These are used in cars to convert the 12 Volt car battery to 110 V AC to power things like TVs and power tools.  You can get them in auto parts stores or the automotive section of places like Wal-Mart.  Since these are designed for 12 volts, now you need a 12 Volt battery.  To power a set of lights for more than an hour, get a 12 Volt "gel pack" or "Sealed Lead Acid" battery.  A battery store like "batteries plus" will have them, Radio Shack should too.  Also, they are used for things like Power Wheels cars that Wal-Mart sells for little kids to drive around in.  They only weigh a few pounds.
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try, what fruit can be replaced for a battery.
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you'll need an adapter...different types of electricity
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Zinc-carbon batteries, also called "Leclanché" batteries or dry cells, were invented in 1866. \nA zinc can serves as a container for the battery and as electrode (anode). \nA carbon (graphite) rod is placed at the center and used as the other electrode (cathode).\nThe space between the carbon rod and the zinc container is filled with a moist mixture of ammonium chloride, manganese dioxide, zinc chloride and carbon powder. \nThe chemical reactions produce electrons on the zinc electrode.  \nThe battery has a voltage of about 1.5 V, which decreases in time. The dry cell cannot be recharged or made to work again because the chemical reactions cannot be reversed.\n\nfor chemical reactions and more details see:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc-carbon_battery