i think what im proposing is to use most of the ionisation energy of water to make all or most the way of the splitting
when you drop water into sodium or potassium hydroxide it ionizes and become very hot very fast what if we could put just a little more energy and instead of heat you get the hydrogen
i think this is what im proposing
so lets think about because its worst to live without it =D
a sodium hydroxide flake actually have one sodium atom for each hydroxide molecule.. when in flake form it will be neutral electrically and insulator
when get wet the water in contact with it will ionize liberating heat and separating the sodium from the hydroxide..
if we put this under a dc voltage the ions are going to have a force applied to them...and maybe could be separated in a easier way.... lets say we had a cell with 10grams of potassium hydroxide dry
if you drop water into it its very dangerous is going to get hot and all but i guess no one thought of doing it under dc voltage for example.. 1v
there is the electrolysis of molten potassium hydroxide that can form a sodium electrode oxygen and water.. ionic compounds when in melt conditions tend to conduct electricity.
e– + K+ → K E0 = –2.93 V
2 OH– → O2 + 2H+ + 2 e– E0 = –0.40 V
So thermodynamically, 3.33 V is the minimum potential required,
why is that so if you only have ions?
why won't it conduct at 1v?
same reason as for the hydroxide diluted in water the matrix hold the ions to each other.. it makes hard but is not actually the complete figure..
did you know that if you keep increasing the concentration (hydroxide solution) at a certain point the resistance start to increase again?
there is an optimal temperature and concentration for lower possible resistance... just for we remember