Can A Potato Electricity

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Grace Pettey
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Miss Yuhas Can a Potato Produce Electricity? The purpose of this experiment is to see if a potato can produce enough electricity to light a light bulb. Electricity is a kind of energy that can move from one place to another or stay in one place. The energy that can move from one place to another is called an electrical current. This experiment will try to create an electrical current by using a potato as part of a circuit. A circuit is a circling path that the electricity will follow. A circuit can be created when electrical materials are attached to wire, but if there is a break in

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