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What happen when electric current is passed through water'?

when electric current is passed through acidified water hydrogen gas is released at the cathode..


Can energy go through water?

Absolutely! Electric energy, kinetic energy, sound waves, light waves, heat ... all kinds of energy travel very well through water.


When electric current is passed through a strong solution of brine then what will happen?

the water will be heated and electrolysed to give hydrogen and oxygen gases


Is dirty water a conductor?

That depends on the kind of polution. If it is polution with (for instance) pure sand or sugar it does not conduct electricity. These kinds of polution do not decompose when dissolved. If the polution consists of salts that are dissolved in the water, than it certainly does conduct electricity. This comes from the fact that the dissolved salt decomposes in positive and negative ions. If an electric current is plave inside the basin, these ions will travel to the opposite electric pole. This movement of charged particles is an electric current. It is hard to say if the current travelling through poluted water is dangerous, or not. This depends of course on the strength of the current as well as the concentration of the polution.


What matter has the ability to carry an electric current?

An electrical conductor has the ability to carry an electric current. Most of the best conductors are metals such as copper. Water containing ions can also conduct an electric current (which lead-acid batteries rely on)

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What happen when electric current is passed through water'?

when electric current is passed through acidified water hydrogen gas is released at the cathode..


Does electric charges travel only through wire?

There are 2 questions in this : 1: if it is about material... A: No electric charges can also travel through all the conductors of electricity like water, humans, animals, metals etc. 2: if it is about area in which electric charges pass through... A: No, If current is AC then it travels on the surface of the wire, and if the current is DC then it travels through the wire evenly.


What happen when electric current passes through acidified water?

when electric current is passed through acidified water hydrogen gas is released at the cathode..


What happens when electric current is passed through acidified water?

when electric current is passed through acidified water hydrogen gas is released at the cathode..


Can you boil water if you pass electric current through it?

Yes, we can boil water if we pass enough current through it......


What do you pass through water to get hydrogen gas?

Electric Current


What is given of when you give water a current?

Hydrogen and oxygen collect on the electrodes when a electric current flows through the water.


What is the defense mechanism of a electric eel?

Electric eels send a electric current through the water to stun their attacker.


How do you strip hydrogen from water?

Electrolysis - pass electric current through it


What happens when electric current passed through acidulated water?

e


When an electric current passes through water it causes the water to start to combust?

no, when an eletric current passes through water, it causes the water to start to decompose into hydrogen and oxygen


Do Vegetables have electric current?

I've never tried it and I could be wrong but I believe you could pass an electric current through a vegetable, especially one with a high water content. Similar to how you can pass an electric current through a person.