Alligator Clip with Nail

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9B20 - Circuits/Components/Inst.

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Instances

Instance #275

G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)

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Pickle glowing bright yellow-orange on a sheet of paper, with nail electrodes and alligator clip leads attached

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Glowing Pickle

AC current passed through a pickle causes it to buzz and glow bright yellow. Students see ionic conduction in action and observe the characteristic sodium D-line emission (589 nm) produced …

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