does water separate faster by electolisis as a liqiud or a gas?

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does water separate faster by electolisis as a liqiud or a gas?

2007-01-02 14:48:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

i mean water as "steam" although "steam" is water gas that has cooled in ait and turned to a liquid that looks smokey. so what i mean is that if you heat water until it turns to water gas, and run electricity throught it would it separate faster than if it were still a liquid.

2007-01-02 14:57:19 · update #1

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As a liquid since that would conduct the electrical charge better.

2007-01-02 15:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by John P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Liquid water is required for the liberated gases (hydrogen and oxygen) to be captured as gases themselves.

2007-01-02 23:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by James R, the seeker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it separates water, a liquid, into two gases: Hydrogen and Oxygen.

2007-01-02 22:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by James M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋