THE STUDY OF VOLTAGE

PRODUCED FROM CITRUS FRUITS

GROUP MEMBER
NORSYAFIQA BINTI MOHAMAD

(D2016107652)

UNGKU NUR MUNIRA BINTI UNGKU TAUHID

(D20161073961)

INTRODUCTION
Voltage is a measurement of electrical pressure in a

circuit.
It measures the electric current that travels from one end

of a wire in a circuit to the other end.

Voltage is basically the push in an electrical current.

When there is more current in the circuit, there is more

voltage produced.

METHODS

1. The zinc nail and copper wire were poked into the lemon.
2. The wire were connected to the multimeter.
3. The multimeter measured the voltage and current of the lemon.
4. This method was repeated with the orange and lime

Result and
Discussion

Table 1: Voltage and current produced from citrus

fruits

Type of fruit

Voltage (V)

Current (mA)

Lemon

0.482

0.059

Lime

0.015

0.004

Orange

0.473

0.044

A graph of Voltage, V against the types of citrus fruits

0.2

0.15

Voltage, V

0.1

0.05

Lemon

Lime
Types of citrus fruits

Orange

A graph of current, I against the types of citrus fruits

0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
Current, I (A)

0.03
0.02
0.01
0

Lemon

Lime

-0.01
Types of citrus fruits

Orange

The lemon was found to produce the most voltage and

current, producing 0.482 V and 0.004A out of the three citrus
fruits that were tested. The lime was found to be the one
with the least amount of voltage and current, producing
0.015 V and 0.004 A. Overall, the lemon probably produced
the most voltage because it has a higher acidity than a lime
or an orange. The more the acidity of a fruit, the more
voltage it produced. This is because the citrus acid in a fruit
acts as the acid in a battery so the fruit can produce voltage.

ENGAGE
1. What the measurement that we use to calculate the voltage and
current?
2. Which of the citrus fruit produces the highest voltage?
3. If the voltage high, the current low or high?

Conclusion
The citrus fruits were tested to examine how much
voltage and current was produced. Hypothesis is
accepted

because

lemon

produces

the

highest

voltage as compared to other citrus fruits due to it

being more acidic than the rest.