Ice_Phoenix87 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 what is the apparatus for the electrolysis of water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 put two graphite electrodes in a beaker of water and pass an electric current through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_Phoenix87 Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 sorry i mean what is the name for the apparatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregoriev Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Electrolysizer? That's the word I have always been using....hate to find out I was saying something stupid all this time. try googleing electrolysis and water, should be some commercial products that come up. I bet that they would be called by the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raivo Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Hoffman apparatus is classic device to explore water electrolysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 is the hoffman device the thing with two columnn, each with platinum electrodes, and a bridge in between them. The whole thing is made of glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcapr Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 may i ask why u wanted to know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendelejev Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 is the hoffman device the thing with two columnn, each with platinum electrodes, and a bridge in between them. The whole thing is made of glass. Yes indeed !! With two taps, one for hydrogen and one for oxygen. Beautiful apparatus, but expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 electrolytic cell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluenoise Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 electrolytic cell? For some reason that sounds very correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdurg Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I always just called it a water splitting thing-a-ma-bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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