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There is some archaeological evidence that a battery was created in what is now Iraq, in the Parthian period around 250BC, although for what purpose it was used is not clear. Some experts have suggested that the current could have been used to electroplate jewellery.
The evidence consists of earthenware pots that were found to have the residue of an acid inside (possibly vinegar or lemon juice, both of which were available at the time), with a copper cylinder inserted from the top, surrounding an iron rod. The two metal elements were isolated from each other by a tar cap.
Speculation that a plant-based acid could be used as an acidic electrolyte to allow current to flow between the two electrical potentials of copper and iron was given strength when modern reconstructions of the design showed a single pot could provide a voltage of between 1 and 1.5 volts.
This 'battery' pre-dates the official development of the battery by Alessandro Volta in 1800 by two millennia. The term 'battery' was coined by Benjamin Franklin to describe several Leyden jars connected in series, although 'battery' is used today to refer to a single voltaic cell.
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