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You will need a electrolyte for it conduct electricity such as sodium chloride (table salt).

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Q: Why electrolysis does not take place in distilled water?
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Can electrolysis taken place by distilled water?

No because for electrolysis to take place, an electrolyte or ions like table salt ( NaCl ) is needed. But in distilled water there are no ions or electrolytes. Hence electrolysis cannot take place in distilled water. - Dumnledore


Can rusting of iron take place in distilled water?

No,because distilled water has no salts


Can rusting take place in distilled water?

distilled water is pure and dosent have iron content in it so it dosent rusts


What event must take place to separate a compound into separate elements?

electrolysis electrolysis electrolysis electrolysis electrolysis


Is iron rust in distilled water?

Yes, provided there is oxygen dissolved, which will be the case if the distilled water is open to the air, a rusting reaction will take place. It will be slow. The reaction is much quicker when there are dissolved salts.


How do you take the charges out of water to make distilled water?

Distilled water doesn't have anything to do with charges. To make distilled water, you, well, distill water. That is, you heat it until it boils, then collect and condense the vapor.


Can you take water and separate it into hydrogen and oxygen again?

Yes, with electrolysis.


Potato cells placed in distilled water will?

take up the water, swell


What type of particles must be able to pass through the barrier to allow electrolysis to take place to?

Positively charged particles


Is Distilled water ok for tetras?

The simple answer is No. Distilled water has had all the life giving impurities removed. Before using distilled water you would need to add specific quantities of minerals etc depending upon the species of fish you want to keep.


0.01N NAOH solution preparation?

Take 10 ml of 1 N NaOH and dilute to 1000 ml with D.I. H2O


Iron nail rust quicker in tap or distilled water?

If both t etap water and the distilled water are open to the air and both have dissolved oxygen then the iron nail will rust faster in tap water. Rusting requires dissolved oxygen and goes faster if there are dissolved salts.