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Re: electrolysis



Concerning:
...
I tried to demonstrate electrolysis of water to some middle schoolers and
I got bubbles all right but in a ratio of 1:1 not 2:1 as I "should" have.
...

You must pass DC current through the apparatus to get a 2:1 volume ratio
at the different electrodes. If you use AC the ratio will be 1:1 at each
electrode where each gas volume will be a perfectly explosive
mixture of 2 parts H_2 to 1 part O_2 at each electrode.

David Bowman
dbowman@gtc.georgetown.ky.us