Taking the battery apart is one of the things that every adult you know has warned you about.
Today, we break the taboo and study lithium batteries in depth.
Lithium has some cool features.
It burns instantly in the water, blindly bright under the flame.
With just one AA battery, you can send a dazzling beam of light in all the authoritarian adults who doubt you, inspiring supernatural awe.
Material step 1 Remove the plastic label from the outside of the battery.
Step 2, put your project outside and continue in the wellVentilation area.
The chemicals in the battery are potentially dangerous, but you don't have to worry if you follow these safety precautions.
Step 3 Remove the positive terminal at the positive terminal of the battery, clamp, swing and pull.
It will come out right after you give up.
I found that the cutting works best.
When catching the terminal, connect the positive terminal to the housing by using pliers, try to avoid short circuit of the battery.
If you short the battery, the battery starts to heat up and let it cool in a well-ventilated area before recovering.
Step 4 removing the valve below the positive terminal is a valve designed to release the pressurized gas in the event of a possible explosion.
The valve is also part of the positive terminal, so avoid connecting it to the housing.
There is no secret here.
Just keep bending and prying.
Step 5, peel the shell bit by bit to reveal the core of the battery.
A few centimeters of exposure is enough.
Step 6 extract LithiumRemove take out the core and expand like a scroll.
The layer of black film and foil is negative layer. Discard this.
The other layer is lithium!
It will peel beautifully and neatly.
Place your lithium sheet in a closed container until you are ready to experiment.
Lithium is quickly corroded in the open air.
Step 7 ignite it!
Put your lithium on a non-burning surface away from all living beings.
Ignite the metal with a propane torch.
Lithium glows so strongly once it's completely on fire that you can hardly see it directly.
You can also put one piece in a glass of water and watch the intense reaction produce a bunch of hydrogen!
This experiment has all of it.
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Try it yourself, take your results and post them on our corkboard.
We would love to see how this lithium ember lights up your backyard or lab.
Try to collect some hydrogen from the water reaction and post your experience on our forum.