Author: Screen RangerScreen Ranger
Date: Jun 15, 2008 13:59
"Screen Ranger" aol.com> wrote in message
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>> Reading on Wikipedia about electrolysis of water, I find
>> that people
>> use platinum or stainless steel as electrodes. However, on
>> the anode,
>> if a reactive metal is used (stainless steel) the electrode
>> gets
>> depleted. Since platinum is too expensive, do people use
>> graphite for
>> on a production scale or is platinum the only viable
>> option?
>
>
> The person who can answer your question is your Chemistry
> book, look under Electron charge for each metal, Try to
> understand "what makes Electrons move easier".. Then you ...
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