Practicing Success
Case: Read the paragraph and answer the following questions Electrolysis of water, also known as electrochemical water splitting, is the process of using electricity to decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen gas by a process called electrolysis. Hydrogen gas released in this way can be used as hydrogen fuel or remixed with oxygen to create oxyhydrogen gas, which is used in welding and other applications. |
Which gas is collected at the anode? |
Hydrogen Oxygen HCl OH |
Oxygen |
At anode, OH- ion releases two electron to convert it into water and O2. 2OH- → H2O + \(\frac{1}{2}\)O2 + 2e- |