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I am demoing a lemon battery made with a copper sheet electrode and a galvanized nail for the Zn electrode. I get a voltage of 0.954 volts from the battery which slowly decays over time.
Why is my voltage this close to the 1.1 V expected value if my concentrations of copper and zinc ions are so far from standard conditions?
Does anyone know the actual half reactions at work?
How can I increase the current from the cell other than placing several lemons in series? In other words, what is likely to be limiting the current?
Why can't I hook up multiple electrodes in series in the same lemon and get a higher voltage?
Why do texts make it seem like a salt bridge is mandatory in electrchemical cells when this example proves it clearly is not?
Why is my voltage this close to the 1.1 V expected value if my concentrations of copper and zinc ions are so far from standard conditions?
Does anyone know the actual half reactions at work?
How can I increase the current from the cell other than placing several lemons in series? In other words, what is likely to be limiting the current?
Why can't I hook up multiple electrodes in series in the same lemon and get a higher voltage?
Why do texts make it seem like a salt bridge is mandatory in electrchemical cells when this example proves it clearly is not?