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Why, yes ! You can run wires with some resistance around the periphery
of a room, connect the wires to a source of electrical energy, and use the
energy dissipated by the wires to heat the room. That arrangement is called
a "baseboard heater".
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Water is considered a fuel for humans because we need water to fuel ourselves throughout the day. Water cannot be used for fuel yet, but there are hydro-cars in progress today where water can be used for fuel. It is technically a fuel in cases like the Steam Engine, and water fuels the turning of water wheels which in turn make electricity which the electricity is the fuel for all-electric cars.

Water (H2O) is made from hydrogen and oxygen. If the (extremely flammable) hydrogen could be easily and cheaply separated then it would be an amazing source of renewable energy. However scientists are still looking for that breakthrough!

Water can definitely be considered a fuel for the future. Currently, water is only used to fuel our bodies.

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You can produce hydrogen from water by electrolysis, and use that as a fuel.

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Process of operation of power plant?

Electricity is produced by burning a fuel or using nuclear energy to make steam and use the steam to turn a shaft using a steam turbine. At the other end of the shaft is a generator or electricity. You can also use fuel in an internal combustion engine at one end of a shaft, with the power generator at the other end. You can also burn fuel in an airplane type jet engine with the generator at the other end of the shaft.


What are the advantages of using hydrogen as energy source?

Hydrogen is not a fuel. It is a way of storing or transporting energy.Advantages:Emits only water vapour, assuming there is no leakage of hydrogen gasIt can store up to 3x as much energy as conventional natural gas.Disadvantages:Leakage of H gas (see above) will have detrimental impacts on the stratosphere (California Institute of Technology)Production of hydrogen gas currently relies on natural gas and electrolysis and to replace all the vehicles would require 10x as much as currently is usedStorage is really tough because hydrogen is such a low density gasDistribution and infrastructure needs to be refurbished to cope with hydrogen, which can metals by making them brittleUse in fuel cells requires catalysts, which usually require a component metal (most often platinum). Platinum is extremely rare, expensive and environmentally unsound to produce.


How do you move water from one cup to another without using any source of energy?

You put a paper towel in the middle connecting the two cups and with capillary action, the water should move.


What gases are released following the electrolysis of water?

Hydrogen and Oxygen. A simple experiment shows this reaction. two graphite rods placed in a glass of water attached to a battery will split water into their individual elements. Be careful as these are combustible!! Also you are playing with electrity and water. However upon reaction they turn back into water. This has been deemed the cleanest fuel which can be created for this very reason.


What is nonrenewable energy examples?

Fuel is one

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How you remove oxygen from water?

One of the ways to do this would be using Electrolysis.


Volume of gas are not equal during electrolysis of water?

As one molecule of water is composed of two atoms of Hydrogen to one atom of oxygen electrolysis of water should produce twice as much Hydrogen as it does Oxygen.


How you can use electrolysis of water as a fuel?

By building a hydrogen fuel cell which exites the water molecules to a point that they separate from each other water is defined as two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen in other terms as h2o when these molecules are separated they turn into there original gas form and are combustible YouTube search hydrogen fuel cell if still interested.


Why does using sodium bicarbonate as electrolyte when performing electrolysis of water produce less than one half volume oxygen for every one volume of hydrogen produced?

Because the electrolysis of water reaction always produces twice as much hydrogen (by volume or by mole) as they do oxygen. H2O(l) -> H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g)


How can water be converted into its original elements?

One way to convert water into its constituent elements is by electrolysis. Electrolysis is done by putting a positive and a negative electrode into the water and passing a direct current through the water. The hydrogen and oxygen will turn into their elemental gasses.


In an electrolysis of water what produces more gas hydrogen or oxygen?

As each water molecule contains one atom of Oxygen and two atoms of Hydrogen you would expect electrolysis of water to produce twice as much Hydrogen as Oxygen.


Why is double the amount of gas collected in one of the test tube on electrolysis of water name the gas?

Water contains two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (2 H and 1 O = H2O) Because of this, the amount of hydrogen and oxygen produced during electrolysis of water is in a 2:1 ratio. In electrolysis process, hydrogen goes to one test tube and oxygen goes to another. Because Water contains 2 part hydrogen, the amount of gas collected in one tube is double the amount collected in the other.


Does water contains the oxygen necessary for life?

Yes. Every water molecule contains one oxygen atom. You can split the oxygen out by running an electric current through the water (electrolysis)


Who dicovered electrolysis?

Michael Faraday discovered the process of electrolysis


How do water ionizers work in cleaning water?

Water ionizers work by using an electrical charge to separate the water into alkaline and acidic components through a process called electrolysis. This electrolysis creates two streams of water, one high in alkalinity and the other high in acidity. The alkaline water is typically used for drinking, while the acidic water can be used for cleaning purposes. The ionization process is believed to produce water with antioxidant properties and a higher pH level.


Why does salt water work better in the process of electrolysis?

Salt water works because electricity needs a conduit to get electrons from one place to another. Salt is a molecule that is able to do this when it is dissolved in water.


What is it called when you remove the oxygen from the water?

One of the ways to separate the two elements in water is electrolysis. It this case it is no longer water so you aren't literally removing the oxygen you are destroying the water by changing it into oxygen and hydrogen.