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The study of the presence and flow of electric charge. Charges, currents, fields, potentials.

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Why do electric pickles only glow at one end?

Original Question The electric pickle is often used as an example of a non-ohmic resistor. In the experiment, electric current excites the sodium ions inside pickle, producing very bright and intense …
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Why do electric pickles only glow at one end?

My speculation is that since there are Na+ and Cl- ions present after pickling process, when the pickle is connected to a circuit, the Na+ accumulates at one end and Cl- the other. Since the luminesce …
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