Electrolysis
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Splitting of water molecules
The splitting of water during photosynthesis is called photolysis. It is the decomposition of water molecules by the action of light.
The three products from the splitting of water are oxygen gas (O2), hydrogen ions (H+), and electrons (e-). This process is a key step in photosynthesis, where sunlight is used to convert water into oxygen and energy-rich molecules like ATP and NADPH.
The splitting of water in photosynthesis is critical to animals, including humans, because it releases oxygen as a byproduct. Oxygen is essential for animals to carry out cellular respiration, a process that generates ATP (energy) for cellular activities. Without the oxygen produced from water splitting in photosynthesis, animals would not be able to survive.
When dissolved in water, salt (sodium chloride) dissociates into its constituent ions: sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-). The presence of these ions in water allows for the formation of a conductive solution, enabling the electrolysis of water. This process involves passing an electric current through the water, resulting in the splitting of water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen gas at the electrodes.
Splitting of atoms, fission is what we call it, generates heat, which flashes water to steam, which spins turbines, which spins generators, which make electricity.
Hydrogen and oxygen gases are produced from splitting water.
Splitting water results in oxygen and hydrogen. The water element is separated into two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
hydrolysis
Photolysis is the splitting of water during photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process which results in the conversion of light energy into chemical energy.
The electrons needed for water-splitting in the photosystem originate from the splitting of water molecules during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Water molecules are split into oxygen, protons, and electrons by the photosystem II enzyme, providing the electrons needed to drive the electron transport chain.
The salt makes the water a better conductor.
The prefix you add to "lysis" to mean, "separate or splitting using water" is "hydro-." "Hydro-" is the Greek prefix meaning "water."
Water molecules
No. It is endothermic as it requires energy.
The splitting of water
Splitting of water molecules