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1.4 Volts From a Replica Cannot Show the Baghdad Battery Was Used | Ancient Origins
The Baghdad Battery, a Parthian-era clay jar with a copper cylinder and iron rod, will produce about half a volt when filled with an acid, and a 2026 replica reached over 1.4 volts with lye. No ancient apparatus, plated object or text shows it was used for electricity, so the battery claim is Unverified.
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