2007-09-10 11:45:46 · 11 answers · asked by seekerjan 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Oh yes we can, and it makes a rather fun reaction too. Let's just say it's... exothermic.
2007-09-10 11:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is... can we stop it? Once Hydrogen and Oxygen are together, the result is something like the Hindenburg. Very easy to combine to make water, and a lot of energy.
2007-09-10 18:54:33 · answer #2 · answered by AngryMarvin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kinda difficult to combine hydrogen and oxygen and get anything except water. And yes, humans have done it for many years.
Doug
2007-09-10 18:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Combining hydrogen with oxygen produces fire.
It is the reaction that powers the main engines of the Space Shuttle.
2007-09-10 18:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, even the human body does that. Our bodies take O2 from the air and hydrocarbon food, turning it into CO2 and H2O plus energy. A car does the same thing, only in a more simple chemical fashion and with hydrocarbon fuel. If you mean hydrogen gas(H2), then this is not what you are looking for. But 2H2 + O2+ignition source===>2H20 + heat
2007-09-14 02:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by P12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if you introduce freefloating Oxygen, to hydrogen free floating, it will create water. In normal space, Oxygen are not free though, they are one of those special molecules, (like all gasses) that cannot be freefloating, so they cling together to form Xx2 (Xx being replaceable for any element on just about the right hand side of the element table.
So in a sense you can, but first you would have to separate the oxygen in the presence of hydrogen first.
2007-09-10 18:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....you can ...but its starts out as vapor then as it sets it collects along the compression chamber and soon a droplet will form...Is it practical ..Not really ....but yea we can get water from H and O...oh yea to get all this going you need to add a little energy with a spark..remember the little +heat at the end of a lot of chemistry equations ...that's the same one.........Good luck from the E...
2007-09-10 18:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by Edesigner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. electrolisis is breaking down water into hydrogen and O2 with energy to break their bonds. in the respective sence, in the right circumstance, they can be bonded back together with energy needed to create those bonds once again.
2007-09-10 18:51:35 · answer #8 · answered by MrPlow_Springfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the sense of technology? Yes.
2007-09-10 18:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-09-10 18:49:32 · answer #10 · answered by xkarisx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋