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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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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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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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How does strong acids conduct electricity in water?
How do strong acids conduct electricity in water?
I have just studied ionization of water and I'm confused about some points.
First: I know that water ionizes in a very small amount ($10^{-14}$) so ...
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Does changing the electrolyte concentration in the electrolysis of water affect the speed that hydrogen gas is produced at the cathode?
I am currently completing a Year 12 Extended Practical Investigation. Due to the lock-down restrictions we are unable to complete our own practical experiment and have been given sample answers with ...
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Does anyone know a database that shows the effect of electrolyte concentration on the production of hydrogen gas during electrolysis of water?
I'm currently studying in the International Baccalaureate model. This high school model asks their students to do an individual work called the Internal Assessment. One of the subjects I study is ...
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Why does H2O electrolysis produce O2 on the anode instead of H2O2
If the oxidation of $\ce{H2O}$ produces $\ce{OH-}$ ions and the anode separates electrons from them leaving neutral $\ce{OH}$ molecules, why don't they bind to each other covalently?
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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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What gases would be produced from the electrolysis of distilled water and sodium bicarbonate? [closed]
I have two questions: one practical question and one conceptual question.
1) I'm trying to set up an electrolysis experiment and I am trying to make sure I am going to end up with the gases that I ...
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Electrolysis of water - why not pure water?
In the electrolysis of water, $\ce{H2O}$ molecules are being reduced at the cathode (forming $\ce{H2}$ and $\ce{OH-}$) and oxidized at the anode (forming $\ce{O2}$ and $\ce{H_3O+}$).
It is said that:
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Electrolysis of water with aluminum at the negative pole
I am doing electrolysis of water to collect the hydrogen and I'm running into a problem: on the positive side I'm using graphite from a pencil (I cannot use any other material because it corrodes too ...
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Water side-reactions in organic electrochemistry (redux) [closed]
(note: this is a reposting of part of my original post which I was told had too many questions in one post)
Please bear with me as I am a chemistry newbie, but I am autistic and have recently ...
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Is there Any Advantage to Using Multiple Steel Plates in an Electrolyzer?
If I have an electrolyzer (For water) is there any advantage to having additional steel plates in between the electrodes in solution? For some reason this appears to be a popular design and I'm not ...
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Is it possible to have electric field in water without having electrolysis?
Is it possible to have electric field in water (using electrodes with voltage difference) without having electrolysis in the water (or any other reaction)?
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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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