HOW TO EXTRACT HYDROGEN FROM WATER BY ELECTROLYSIS AT HOME
Materials DC powers source Pencil / stainless steel Copper wire Plastic bottle Empty bottle of “radiator coolant”or any other bottle with a narrow top or you can also use a balloon. Multimeter Knife Marker Insulating tape/permanent glue Steps 1. First, you fill up to about half of the bottle with pure water, then add about a half tea spoon of salt. The salt will aid in the conduction of the electric current through the water, you know, salt water is a very good conductor of electricity (that does not mean that pure water cannot conduct electricity too). Although, it’s not compulsory, because it worked even without salt water on my first attempt. I noticed that it works more effectively with salt water than it does with fresh water. 2. Peel off the wooden part of your pencil leaving the lead, then attach the graphite (pencil lead) to a copper wire (be careful not to break it). Then partially immerse them (the two pencils-they will serve as your ele