We could. We usually don't, because most hydrogen is produced by electrolysis from water in the first place. But we could if we found ourselves with an excess of hydrogen and a deficit of water for some reason.
The chemical equation for the reaction of oxygen reacting with hydrogen to yield water is 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O.
Hydrogen gas + Oxygen gas -> Water.
No. If anything, a combustion reaction will consume hydrogen.
The balanced equation for hydrogen gas reacting with oxygen gas to produce water is: 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(l)
6H2 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 3O2 This reaction leave excess unreacted oxygen behind.
Hydrogen can be produced in a lab by reacting a metal such as magnesium or zinc with an acid such as hydrochloric acid. The reaction releases hydrogen gas as a byproduct. Alternatively, electrolysis of water can also be used to produce hydrogen by passing an electric current through water to split it into hydrogen and oxygen gases.
Hydrogen burns with a pale blue flame, while oxygen does not burn on its own. In a combustion reaction with hydrogen, oxygen will support the combustion process by reacting with the hydrogen to produce water vapor.
Not all metals react with water, but some, such as metallic sodium, do react quite vigorously with water. In a sense it is true that when metals react with water it is the same as reacting with oxygen, because the water molecule (H2O) does contain oxygen, and it is the oxygen in the water molecule with which metals react. Metals do not react with the hydrogen content of the water molecule, so when metal reacts with water, hydrogen gas is produced as a byproduct. It just bubbles out of the water.
The produce water by direct combination when hydrogen is burnt in oxygen.
Water. When you put electrodes into water and pass a current, you produce hydrogen and oxygen gasses.
The ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in the equation is 2:1. This means for every 2 molecules of hydrogen (H2), there is 1 molecule of oxygen (O2) reacting to produce 2 molecules of water (H2O).
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