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Potato Battery
POTATO BATTERY

Abstract a. Purpose
To lessen the consume of electric charge b. Procedure
We insert copper and zinc electrodes in to the potato, close but not touching each other. We use Clip leads to connect our electrodes to the Multimeter to measure voltage between two electrodes or current passing through the multimeter. For this experiment we removed the shell of a broken AA battery for our Zinc electrode. (Make sure to test your multimeter by connecting its Positive and Negative wires to each other that should show no current and no voltage). c. Result d. Conclusions

Acknowledgement

The researchers would like to acknowledge with sincerest gratitude the following persons for the support they gave to them in the accomplishment of this investigatory project.
Our classmates, who helped us whenever we are misguided and whenever we have difficulties.
Ms.Melissa Bernardo, who serves as our second mother, who keeps on supporting us and serving as our guardian in school especially at times that we are in the wrong track.
Parents, whom we lean on at most times. Who gave us all of the supports they can give for us to be able to study in a better school. Who keeps on providing us everything we need.
And most especially to our Father God from above, who gave us the knowledge and the ability to do our project and who gave us instinct to think and decide and to know what’s right or wrong.

Table of Contents I. Introduction
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Scope and Limitations
Review of related Literature II. Methodology
Materials and Equipment
Treatment and General Procedure III. Results and Discussion
Findings
Analysis of Data IV. Conclusion and Recommendation
Conclusions
Recommendations V. Appendix VI. Bibliography

Introduction
Batteries generate electricity through a chemical reaction between two different electrodes and one electrolyte. Use of Copper and

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