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Monday 19 August 2019

Baghdad Battery

22nd july 2019


In science, we should pick whatever are we interested so I decided to pick this one Because about this topic made me feel interested and this reminds about some different types of battery Because that what interested about. However, this is actually battery as you can tell to those photos. You might be wondering what these don't look battery and that's what I think as well which is funny. Anyways, This might be easy if you actually focused on it, and some words that you don't understand just search it on google.
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The Baghdad Battery or Parthian Battery is a set of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron.



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 Baghdad battery








Is the Baghdad Battery real?

A 2,200-year-old clay jar found near Baghdad, Iraq, has been described as the oldest known electric battery in existence.



Was the Baghdad battery really battery?

The Baghdad Battery, otherwise known as the Parthian Battery, was an artefact hypothesised to be an ancient version of a battery.


What do you think the 'Baghdad Battery' was used for?


Scientists believe the batteries (if that is their correct function) were used to electroplate items such as putting a layer of one metal (gold) onto the surface of another (silver), a method still practised in Iraq today.


How old is the oldest battery?

A 2,200-year-old clay jar found near Baghdad, Iraq, has been described as the oldest known electric battery in existence



When did it existed?


Battery, Baghdad, 250 BCE
The Baghdad Battery is believed to be about 2000 years old (from the Parthian period, roughly 250 BCE to CE 250). The jar was found in Khujut Rabu just outside Baghdad and is composed of a clay jar with a stopper made of asphalt.


Why do people use this battery?

The artefacts do not form a useful battery for several reasons: Gas is evolved at an iron/copper/electrolyte junction.



What does the Baghdad battery used for?

Scientists believe the batteries (if that is their correct function) were used to electroplate items such as putting a layer of one metal (gold) onto the surface of another (silver), a method still practised in Iraq today.




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