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Glowing Pickle

Glowing Pickle

In this activity, high voltage is applied across a pickle to emit a yellow glow. This activity should only be conducted by skilled adults and is best suited as a demonstration. Optional extensions to this activity include soaking the pickle for week in brine to emit a pink glow and using several pickles at once.

Keywords:
NSDL, Potassium Chloride, Circuit, Physics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Conducting Investigations, Sodium, Chemistry, Sunlight and Color, Electric Circuits, Electricity and Magnetism, Light and Optics, Space Science, Current, Electric Charges and Currents, Pickle, Physical Science, Sodium D, Glow, Boil, Engineering, General Science, Salt, Voltage, Electricity, STEAM, Education, Heat and Temperature
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
Unknown

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