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ELECTROLYSIS - THE FARADAY EXPERIMENT

(This demonstration has not been done in a LONG, LONG time)


EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Faraday Experiment Apparatus
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Switch
    redball.gif (326 bytes) 6 Volt DC Power Supply



NARRATIVE
            Water can be separated into its components, Hydrogen and Oxygen, by passing direct current through it. Check stoppers in the apparatus for tight fit. Pour sulfuric acid solution of water into device. Open stopcocks until solution fills all the tubes. Connect the electrodes to a 6 VDC. When the switch is closed, oxygen forms at the positive electrode and hydrogen forms at the negative electrode.