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Water can be separated into hydrogen and oxygen gas through a process called electrolysis. In electrolysis, an electric current is passed through water between two electrodes called the cathode and the anode. Electrons move from the cathode to the hydrogen atoms, separating them from the oxygen atoms and converting them into a gaseous state. This generates hydrogen gas at the surface of the cathode. Similarly at the anode, electrons are removed, resulting in the formation of gaseous oxygen on the anode's surface. As expected, the number of hydrogen molecules produced will be twice the number of oxygen molecules.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoyes but it causes a simple experiment first you have to get a glass of salt water then you take a peice of cardboard and lay it on top of the glass . Then you take two pencils that are sharpened on both sides and take to peices of wire and attach one end of the wire to one side of the pencil(the other side is in the water) and the other to a 9 volt batterey oxygen and hydrogen will separate and stay trapped in the glass until u remove the cardboard.
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∙ 14y agoNo. You must insert two separate stainless steel devices into a closed container filled with water and put a positive charge on one device and a negative charge on the other. The devices must have a lot of little holes or must contain a screen-like mesh. This method excites the molecules and separates the hydorgen from the oxygen. The hydrogen gas then rises above the water and can escape through a vent tube to be used as a burnable gas. that's what i said: electrolysis
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∙ 13y agoYou can separate water into hydrogen and water by electrolysis. You place to electrodes in the water (usually platinum electrodes are used) and then pass a current across and the water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen which are liberated as gases. This is a dengerous process due to the flammability of the gases produced.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Boiling water turns water into water vapor.
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∙ 7y agoNo.
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What is used to separate hydrogen and oxygen?
Electrolysis, the passing of electric current through water will separate the water into oxygen and hydrogen molecules.
Why is water formed when you mix hydrogen and oxygen gases?
Water is H2O. 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. Water is not formed when you mix hydrogen and oxygen. An explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is formed. When you burn hydrogen in oxygen, the resulting compound is water. When you boil water the result is steam, or water vapor. Boiling does NOT separate the hydrogen and oxygen. An electrical current is needed to separate the hydrogen and oxygen. CAUTION: Do NOT put salt in the water to speed up the electrolysis of water. It changes the products. instead of hydrogen and oxygen, you get hydrogen, chlorine (gas), and sodium hydroxide. The last two are very poisonous.
Do you need a chemical process to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen?
There isn't a chemical process that separates oxygen and hydrogen in water. To split the water into hydrogen and oxygen you need to perform electrolysis on pure water. Hydrogen gas will be given off at the cathode (- end) and oxygen will be given off at the anion (+ end)
Is using electricity to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen a chemical change?
physical change
Why is water incombustable?
The bonds between the Hydrogen and Oxygen are strong and no more Oxygen can bond. (Combustion is rapid oxidation).If you separate the Hydrogen from the Oxygen (through pyrolysis for example) the mixture is explosive.A2. The hydrogen has already burnt to make water. It cannot be burnt again.
What is used to separate hydrogen and oxygen?
Electrolysis, the passing of electric current through water will separate the water into oxygen and hydrogen molecules.
How do you separate hydrogen and oxygen gases without explosion in industrial electrolysis of water?
you do this and that and this and also that you do this and that and this and also thatYou can separate water into oxygen and hydrogen by the process of electrolysis.
Can water be used to separate hydrogen and oxygen?
yes
Why is water formed when you mix hydrogen and oxygen gases?
Water is H2O. 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. Water is not formed when you mix hydrogen and oxygen. An explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is formed. When you burn hydrogen in oxygen, the resulting compound is water. When you boil water the result is steam, or water vapor. Boiling does NOT separate the hydrogen and oxygen. An electrical current is needed to separate the hydrogen and oxygen. CAUTION: Do NOT put salt in the water to speed up the electrolysis of water. It changes the products. instead of hydrogen and oxygen, you get hydrogen, chlorine (gas), and sodium hydroxide. The last two are very poisonous.
What is the method called to separate hydrogen and oxygen?
electrolyzing water
Would it be easier to separate the sugar from the water or to split water into hydrogen and oxygen?
it is easy to separate sugar from water. allow the water to evaporate to get back sugar. splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen requires more energy than the above.
Is there a car that runs on water?
They are working on that. They have machines that can separate the hydrogen from the oxygen. An automobile can run on hydrogen.
Can you take water and separate it into hydrogen and oxygen again?
Yes, with electrolysis.
If you applied electricity to water you could separate water into which 2 gases?
Hydrogen and oxygen.
How do you separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in water?
You pass an electrical current through the water. The positive electrode will release oxygen while the negative electrode will release hydrogen.
Do you need a chemical process to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen?
There isn't a chemical process that separates oxygen and hydrogen in water. To split the water into hydrogen and oxygen you need to perform electrolysis on pure water. Hydrogen gas will be given off at the cathode (- end) and oxygen will be given off at the anion (+ end)
Is pure water a mixture a compound or a element?
No. It is a compound made of the elements oxygen and hydrogen: H2O.
