Can A copper produce electricity?
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copper can't produce electricity. it conducts electricity
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A conductor is a metal such as copper. The outer elctrons of the copper atoms are shielded by the inner shells of electrons so these outer electrons tend to easily move between and around the copper atoms. If a potential is applied to a piece of copper wire then it's these excess electrons that create a current flow in the wire. The is the property of a conductor.\n\nAn insulator on the other hand is formed from atoms that have strong bonds to the outer electrons of each atom. When a electric potential is applied then nothing happens as the atoms won't provide anything for electrons to flow. Silicon and oxygen atoms bonded together make good insulator.
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First of all, copper si very good electricity conductor so, is commonly used in electrical installations, but it's coroded in free contact with oxigen an humidity which creates oxides (something like rust on iron). These oxides (unlike the iron rust) are very compact and they are practically waterproof protecting the copper material to be oxidazed further, but is very poor electricaly conductive. Instead, the tin material makes oxides by the same process, but they are very very thin (because of greater compactity)--order of microns, or thousent part of a milimeter-- and the electrical current can pass trough.\nDfriend :)
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I know of no copper-based solar cells.  They involve some silver alloys deposited on silicon semi-conductors.  If you need a copper based cell, try a strip of copper and a strip of zinc in a potato or lemon.  It will make enough power for an LCD cheapo clock or watch to run off for a long time.  \n\nThe chemistry, heat, and equipment needed to generate semiconductor material is way beyond the home-experimenter's abilities and budget.
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No, copper is NOT cheap, it costs quite a bit more than aluminum pound for pound. Copper has a much lower resistance to electricity than aluminum does. When subjected to the loads household wiring have to deal with, aluminum wiring would have to be prohibitively thick to prevent overheating. Copper provides the best conductivity with the best compactness for the best price.
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copper. because it can oxidize easier. That is why statue of liberty is green.
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Batteries produce electricity, too. Probably what you mean is whether direct current (from batteries) or alternating current (from electric companies) is better...\n\nDirect current electricity is better than alternating current electricity...\n\nDirect current electricity produce more work with less energy than when using alternating current electricity...Although, availability of a.c. electrictiy is better than d.c. electricity.
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Try Copper Test by points
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To harness the electricity usefully would be huge, but exceedingly difficult.\n\nYou could fly a kite with a wire string in a thunderstorm. \n\nDON"T TRY THIS UNLESS YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN 100,000,000 VOLTS DOES WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH ANYTHING IN ITS PATH!
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i think your talking about copper plating which is done by adding an electrical charge to the metal and the copper somehow clings to the metal
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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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Yes, in fact that has been done throught the concept of "Thermo-coupling" but again this method is economically infeasible, because the current generated in the process is in nano amperes.\nor in very small qty.
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Some weeks ago on Yahoo news they showed an expiriment that actually turn a copper tube invisible, they are still perfecting it couse its only been tryed on that tube.\nAnd some months ago, in Japan a scientist created a coat with plasma screen type material and hook up a camera and everything around him was display on the coat, kinda invisible, this also from Yahoo news.
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You really can't unless the metal in question in tested in an actual circuit. \n\nMany metals (nichrome, for instance) increase greatly in resistance as the current heats them up - and, conversely, some decrease in resistance when heated (many semiconductors, for instance).\n\nThe equation for watts is P=IE, where P is the power or watts, I is the current or amps, and E is the applied voltage. \nOhms Law (R=E/I) will determine the actual resistance of the metal once the above quantities are known.
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It is possible to get electricity from a lemon.  Yes, they are not only the common stacks that can generate electricity.  The most legal E is that in the lack of the lemon you can use an orange, or same a potato!  In the truth, the electric chain appears from the electric potentials of two metals that are cravados in the lemon, the orange and the potato.  The acid character of limão/laranja and the basic character of the potato help in the conduction of the electricity.  But what it is that cause this chain?  It thinks a little before continuing the reading!  Good, after waiting you to think a bit, we go to continue:  two metal pieces are used.  The best one resulted appears of the zinc combination and has covered, but also it can be used zinc and aluminum, or still brass and aluminum.  Some types of pregos contain zinc, and the copper can be found in the wire form and same in the composition of some currencies.  One can also be used (in the lack of these) taxinha of these of brass and one clips.  After to fincar them in the lemon (or orange, or potato) and to join them for wires, can be bound them a small electric device to it.  The best one resulted if gives using one of these electronic clocks - stack of this is taken off it and becomes it linking of wires positive and negative in the small terminals of the clock.  The produced chain is enough to light it, still that per some minutes.  It does not forget cleaning the metal parts, and preventing that before they touch themselves in the interior of the lemon (or of the orange, or still of the potato).
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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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Moving water as in a river or water tuned to steam can turn a turbine and produce electricity.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbine