If i had hydrogen and oxygen would i be able to make water? Like actually make it?
2007-09-20 16:24:38 · 2 answers · asked by =) 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Yes, it's possible to trigger oxygen and hydrogen gasses to react with each other. They react very violently, and I wouldn't recommend trying it. I saw it happen once, and I didn't have ear or eye protection and my hearing has been buggy ever since. You have to remember though that you'd have to have a gram of the gasses in order to make a gram of water, so it would require a lot of gas and you wouldn't get much water.
2007-09-20 17:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well sure, burning hydrogen in air forms water as a product. but, since hydrogen and oxygen are gases and water is a liquid, you would need quite a lot of them to make a noticeable amount of water. you can also do the reaction in reverse if you pass an electric current through water - it's much safer that way too.
2007-09-20 16:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋