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(Different question from similar one posted.) In demonstrations of a pickle connected to 110 volts AC, I find that only one end of the pickle lights up each time. Since the current is alternating, there should be no "cathode effect" causing positive sodium ions at only ONE end to lose energy, lighting up. Why not an equal glow from both electreodes? Hypothesis: The pickle becomes a diode, rectifying the current... HELP!
Re: Why does only one half of the electric pickle light up?
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