Volta Battery (Glass Type)

Product Code : SCL-CL-11455

Volta Battery (Glass Type) (SKU SCL-CL-11455) is a classroom voltaic battery made of glass cells, each holding a copper and a zinc electrode in an electrolyte. Linked in series with conductive wires, the cells power a panel-mounted LED, giving students a visible sign that chemical energy has become electrical energy. Science Lab Supplies supplies this battery from Ambala, India to schools, colleges and teacher-training institutes, and quotes distributors and tender contractors.

Specifications

The battery is assembled from chemical glasses (beakers) that act as individual cells. Copper and zinc electrodes dip into the electrolyte in each glass, conductive wires join the cells, and a panel-mounted LED serves as the load that lights when the battery delivers current.

Applications and Experiments for the Volta Battery

The Volta battery is used to show how two different metals in an electrolyte form a cell, and how several cells joined in series give enough voltage to light an LED. It links chemistry lessons on reactivity with physics lessons on cells, batteries and circuits.

• NCERT Class 10 science: chemical reactions as a source of electricity and the reactivity of zinc and copper.
• Class 12 chemistry and physics: primary cells, EMF and cells in series.
• Middle-school science: simple electric circuits with a chemical cell.
• Science exhibitions and history-of-science lessons on Volta's battery.

Standard Scope of Supply

The set is made up of chemical glasses, copper electrodes, zinc electrodes, conductive wires and a panel-mounted LED. The electrolyte is not part of the listing; teachers usually prepare a dilute acid or salt solution and handle it under supervision with eye protection.

Packing, MOQ and Lead Time

Request a price for a single battery for demonstration or for a number of sets for group work. Every quotation gives the packing, delivery time and price for the quantity you name, and extra electrodes can be listed with it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Volta battery light the LED?
Zinc is more reactive than copper, so in each cell zinc gives up electrons that flow through the wire to the copper side. Several cells in series build up enough voltage to light the LED.

What electrolyte should be used?
The electrolyte is not supplied. A dilute acid or salt solution chosen by the teacher is normally used; follow your laboratory's rules for preparing and disposing of it.

Who supplies the Volta Battery (Glass Type)?
The glass Volta cell is supplied by Science Lab Supplies, which operates from Ambala, India. Schools can order directly, and distributors and tender contractors can ask for a quantity quotation.

Can it be quoted with other chemistry lab equipment in India?
Yes. The battery can be listed on one quotation with other cells, electrodes and glassware from the Chemistry Lab range for a complete order.

Related Chemical Cell Apparatus

The Volta battery is often shown with a two-beaker galvanic cell and a single simple cell. These four items from the Chemistry Lab range cover those cells plus spare electrodes and beakers, and all four can be added to the same quotation.

• Apparatus for Demonstrating the Galvanic Element (With Galvanometer) — two-beaker zinc-copper cell with meter.
• Cell Simple Copper With Zinc — a single copper-zinc cell.
• Electrode Plate — replacement electrode plates.
• Chemical Glasses (Beaker) 250ml — spare glass cell vessels.

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Last updated: 25 September 2026