Breaking up Molecules
Question: Can we speed up the separation of water molecules?
Hypothesis: We predict that we can make separation of the water molecules go faster.
Procedure:
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The Science behind it
The molecules will separate because running a electrical current through the water breaks the bond between the hydrogen and the oxygen atoms causing them to separate. Adding salt speeds up the process because it allows the current to move faster.
Conclusion
We reject our hypothesis because the base line experiment, room temperature salt water and one 9 volt
battery, separates the water molecules the fastest.
battery, separates the water molecules the fastest.