Alright, long story short, I'm about to start a really stupid project (don't you love it when it starts out like this?) I am curious as to what the effects of increasing the power to electrlysis, most experiments I've seen are about 12 volts and 12 amps and I was thinking more in the range of like 12 volts at........1,680 amps. Would the water instantly begin to boil? Also, for my electrolyte I've been using sodium bicarbonate (no chlorine gas to worry about.) My thought was if I used much more that could be suspended and just had "fans" in the water keeping it suspended, it would let more electrons pass through the water. I guess there are a few questions in here and any help surely would prevent me from blowing myself up. Thanks in advance.
2007-06-16 04:52:12 · 1 answers · asked by tony c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The current will depend on the voltage, the concentration of the electrolyte, the surface area of the electrodes, their distance apart and also the temperature. I'm not quite sure how you were going to guarantee such an enormous current given these facts. If the electrodes were close enough together to give such a vast (and lethal) current, there would be arcing underwater (sparks).
Electrons do not pass through water - ions do.
The larger the current, the more the electrolyte will heat up - yes, it could eventually boil. That would produce vapour bubbles which would dramatically decrease the current.
2007-06-16 06:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋