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sonoma95436 t1_iygqcim wrote

We did this in school You need a dc source. 2 test tubes A lantern battery or a dc power supply wire textures and salted water. Hydrogen will form in one tube, twice the hydrogen as oxygen in the other as its h20. Using graphite rods in the water prevents most corrosion. This is old stuff.

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bigb1 t1_iyh3twq wrote

H2O means you have 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen.

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sonoma95436 t1_iyhao82 wrote

Yes left out the word. 2 atoms hydrogen 1 oxygen.

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