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Neglected partial pressures dependence of water splitting
I am studying electrochemical water splitting and I have a huge doubt. The standard redox potential for the total reaction is 1.23 V, but this is in standard conditions, where the hydrogen and oxygen ...
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Alternative pH sensing methods?
I am looking for alternative methods to measure the pH of water (swimming pools, tap water, rivers,...) with (ideally) the following properties:
Durable: no maintenance or calibration required for 5-...
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Is there any electronic component to water conductivity?
Answers to Decrease in temperature of a aqueous salt solution decreases conductivity indicate that the electrical conductivity of salt solutions arises from the mobility of ionic species and therefore ...
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How do the ions in electrolytes lead to lower dielectric constants compared to pure water?
I am interested in the salts used in the gel electrophoresis buffers. As I understand it, one of their roles is to change the conductivity of the medium, because otherwise the electric field would be ...
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How does high-frequency electrolysis of water work?
I have read that combining the DC current with a high-frequency AC current, the electrolysis of water speeds up. Is this true? In that case, how is less energy wasted as heat? Or does it simply ...
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Can deuterium be separated from heavy water via electrolysis? It is an isotope of hydrogen, so I guess it should act in the same way?
I was wondering if it is possible to separate deuterium from heavy water via electrolysis.
Also, is this the way deuterium gas is obtained on an industrial scale, or are there better methods?
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NiCr wire and water
Suppose I'm a very impatient person and I want to heat up water by getting rid of the layer of isolation between a NiCr wire and the water (e.g. skinny-dipping). The idea is that, since the wires can ...
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Does the temperature of water change during electrolysis?
Applying an electric potential to impure water splits water into its constituents H/O.
Does the temperature of the electrolyte change during this electrolysis?
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Is there a difference in electrolsys rate limiting effects between electrodes of different area if one reverses the electrical polarity?
If one has two concentric stainless steel tubes with the small one being 1/2 the circumference and inside the other, and KOH for the electrolyte, then given the different surface areas between the ...
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Protons and osmotic potential
In a hypothetical enclosed membrane only permeable to water (including hydronium), where inside the pH is lower than the outside, would water move inside?
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Can stainless steel be electrically insulated with (oven-dried) Sodium Silicate Solution?
Can I electrically insulate stainless steel by painting Sodium Silicate solution on it and heating it to 200C for 30min or so?
The solution should be conductive, and I've been told (to be verified) ...
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Best Settings for Electrolysis of water
I want to electrolyze water as a personal project, but I have found conflicting power recommendations on google. Some sources recommended a higher voltage, claiming that higher amps will just destroy ...
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Electrolysis of water using different kind of electrode and electrolyte safest as possible for splitting demonstration
I am planning to electrolyze water for an experiment. However, I have limited resources and want to do it as safely as possible
The resources that I have:
$\pu{12 V}$ DC battery
Graphite (in the ...
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Identity of a green substance formed during electrolysis reaction?
I did a short experiment in which I connected a $1.5\:\mathrm{V}$ battery with 2 paper clips into a bowl of water to which I added salt. After a while, I saw a yellowish-greenish cloud inside the ...
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How much hydrogen or oxygen will be produced in the electrolysis of water?
Is there a way to exactly calculate the quantity of hydrogen or oxygen in a water electrolysis? I am thinking of a plain and simple electrolysis like an anode and cathode in salted water separating ...
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