Copper-Zinc Battery’s Performance with Different Electrolytes

Jiaxuan Li

doi:10.18282/ims.v3i3.359

Jiaxuan Li Syosset High School

Ariticle ID: 359

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/ims.v3i3.359

Keywords: NaCl Electrolyte, KOH Electrolyte, Cu-Zn Battery, Effect of Different Electrolytes on Battery Voltage Output

Abstract

This research evaluates how different electrolytes affect the voltage output of a battery. As one of the few types of devices capable of storing electrical energy, batteries are extremely efficient and reliable. They are widely adopted in a great number of devices, hence they are important to our daily life. How to construct better batteries will always be one of the most crucial challenges of our developments in energy. In this research we tested two different salt solutions, NaCl solution and KOH solution, on a Cu-Zn cell to see which works better.

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