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How do you get pure hydrogen from water?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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A chemical process called electrolysis can separate water into its constituent elements hydrogen and oxygen. The equation for the process is:

2H2O --> 2H2 + O2

It can be accomplished by running an electric current through water, and collecting the gases at a cathode and anode.

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