A solar cell changes the energy in sun's rays into electricity. With the aid everyday parts found near your home, you can also make a solar cell and make electricity. The most clean form of replenish-able energy for use, solar energy will greatly help lower your energy bill.
Here is a catalog of things you will require you create a solar panel:
1 electric stove (at least one thousand watts)
one half-foot square sheets of copper flashing
1 two-litre plastic bottle
1 micro-ammeter
Three tablespoons of table salt
Sheet metal shears
Electric drill with sand paper
2 alligator clip leads
Safety goggles
A cup of tap water
Steps to make a solar panel:
1. First, clean off the copper flashing entirely. If there's any corrosion on the flashing, take it off with sandpaper. With the sheet metal shears, cut the sheet metal shears, cut the copper flashing into size big enough to to cover the electric stove burner.
2. Now place the copper flashing on the electric stove burner and turn the stove on. The flashing should remain on the burner till a layer of black cupric oxide forms on it. This usually takes about 30 minutes.
3. Once the layer of cupric oxide has formed on the flashing, permit it to cool down. Clean the flashing so that all the black cupric oxide is gone from its surface. However, make sure to leave the red cupric oxide formed in the process, as it is.
4. Use the metal shears to chop another piece of copper flashing in the same size as the prior one. Take the 2-litre plastic bottle and chop its top off. Attach the two sheets of copper flashing to the insides of the plastic bottle using the alligator clips. The sheets need to be attached on the both sides of the insides of the bottle, and should not touch.
5. Connect the lead of the alligator clip of the clean copper flashing to the positive terminal of the ammeter. Now put the lead of the alligator clip of the red cupric oxide plate to the negative terminal of the ammeter.
6. Take some hot tap water and dissolve the table salt in it. Now pour this salt solution into the plastic bottle. But make sure that the salt water solution only covers the bottom of the two copper flashings. It should not reach up to the level of the alligator clip leads.
7. Now you can place this set-up in sunlight. Watch the ammeter to read the amount of electricity generated by this solar panel. While you set up your solar panel, be sure to wear your safety goggles all the time.
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