electrolytic cells

[lorie78]

i just want to ask how electrodes in a galvanic cell are connected if it will be used to power a bulb. if the electrodes are soaked in the electrolyte, how are they connected to each other and to the bulb?
thank you very much.

[Craig_Bridge]

If you look at the first drawing in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_cell, you can see that the annode and cathode electrodes have ends that are not in the electrolyte solution. This means that you can make connections to them without adding a different metal into the electrolyte solution.

Assuming that the DC voltage produced by a single cell is appropriate to light your bulb and your bulb isn't an LED or other device that only works when current flows in one direction, then you need a simple series circuit. Connect a wire to the annode and one of the bulb contacts. Connect the other bulb contact to a second wire and the other end of that wire to the cathode.

[lorie78]

thank you very much, sir. my students were able to follow your procedure and were able to make the bulb glow.

[Ggipunjab]

Very interesting , I m going to try make the bulb glow at home.