“can” you really make a battery out of that?
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Parkes, MA
Chen, T
Wu, B
Yufit, V
Offer, GJ
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This classroom activity introduces students to battery electrochemistry through the construction of a simple battery made from household products. Students will use a set of simple design rules to improve the performance of the battery, and power a light emitting diode. The electrochemical performance of the batteries is characterized using potentiostatic cyclic voltammetry and chronoampometry, and suggestions for implementing this activity into a high school teaching environment are presented. Designed for United Kingdom secondary schools and exam boards, the supplementary teaching package contains problem sheets and activities appropriate for students age 14 and up.
Date Issued
2015-12-21
Date Acceptance
2015-12-21
Citation
Journal of Chemical Education, 2015, 93 (4), pp.681-686
ISSN
1938-1328
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
681
End Page
686
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Chemical Education
Volume
93
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Chemical Education, © American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. 2015, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00496
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/I00422X/1
EP/I00422X/1
Subjects
Education
03 Chemical Sciences
13 Education
Publication Status
Published