Electric Eels

Electric eels can generate amazing amounts of electricity inside their body. Discover how they use this for defence and to stun potential prey.

Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points.

Electric eels create electricity to stun prey.

An electric eel has 3 bioelectric organs called Sachs, Main and Hunter's organs.

Electric eels can generate electric shocks of 500 volts, which is enough to kill a human.

Ions, such as dissolved sodium chloride, allow the current to flow in water.

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