Interactive Earth Battery Simulator

Earth Battery Simulator

Earth Battery Simulator 🔋

Created by Ir. MD Nursyazwi

Explore how an earth battery generates electricity by seeing the effect of different metals, soil moisture, and battery connections.

How to Use the Simulator

To begin, click the Start button to enable all the controls. Once activated, you can experiment with the different options below:

  • Select Anode & Cathode: Choose different metals from the dropdown menus. The Anode is the metal that oxidizes (loses electrons), and the Cathode is the metal where reduction occurs (gains electrons). The difference in their chemical potential determines the voltage.
  • Soil Moisture: Use the slider to adjust the moisture level. Wetter soil acts as a better electrolyte, allowing more ion flow and increasing the voltage.
  • Connection Type: Switch between "Single Battery," "Series," and "Parallel" connections to see how each affects the total voltage.

Click the Reset button at any time to return all settings to their default values.

Soil Mg (Anode) Cu (Cathode) Load 0.00 V

Chemical Reactions

Anode (Oxidation):

Mg → Mg2+ + 2e-

Cathode (Reduction):

Cu2+ + 2e- → Cu

The Science Behind the Earth Battery

An earth battery is a simple type of galvanic cell, which is an electrochemical cell that converts chemical energy into electrical energy. It works on the same principle as a normal battery but uses moist soil as the electrolyte.

The battery is made of two different metals, an anode and a cathode, which are buried in the moist soil. The metal with the more negative standard electrode potential acts as the anode, where oxidation occurs. This is a process where the metal loses electrons and is converted into ions. The electrons travel from the anode through the external wire to the cathode.

At the cathode, reduction occurs. Here, ions in the soil (like hydrogen ions) gain the electrons from the wire. The difference in the standard electrode potential between the anode and the cathode is what creates the driving force for the electrons, which we measure as voltage.

The soil moisture acts as the electrolyte, allowing ions to move between the electrodes to complete the circuit. If the soil is too dry, this ionic flow is impeded, and the voltage drops. In a series connection, the total voltage is the sum of the individual battery voltages. In a parallel connection, the voltage remains the same as a single battery, but the battery's current capacity is increased.

References

Academic References

  • Petrucci, R. H., Harwood, W. S., & Herring, F. G. (2002). General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications (8th ed.). Prentice Hall.

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