# @rootlenc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DO6oZEklRz1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38558270-rootlenc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/17ea00d888.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-22T19:23:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rootle! (@rootlenc) — https://gondola.cc/rootlenc

## Caption

You can make a battery with a LEMON? 🍋⚡️Yep! Lemons and other citrus fruits react with certain molecules to make electricity! 

Materials needed:
- lemon
- copper strip
- zinc strip (or a galvanized nail)
- knife 
- 2 copper wire leads (each about 20 cm long) with alligator clips on both ends
- LED bulb with a rating of no more than 2 volts
- wire cutters
- wire strippers

Stream Mini Fab Science Lab on YouTube and the PBS app! 

#PBSNC #RootleNC #MiniFabScienceLab #LemonBattery @TeamGeniusSquad @ncculture @ncdhhs @ncatsuauggies

## Stats

- **Views:** 295
- **Likes:** 56
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 6

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PBS North Carolina | @mypbsnc | https://gondola.cc/mypbsnc | Television Network |
| Erin Lashley | @erintlashley | https://gondola.cc/erintlashley | Social Media Specialist |

## Tags

lemonbattery, minifabsciencelab, pbsnc, rootlenc

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