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How are amounts of hydrogen and oxygen gas made from the electrolytic decomposition of water related to the chemical formula of water?
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How are amounts of hydrogen and oxygen gas made from the electrolytic decomposition of water related to the chemical formula of water?

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Very simply, you get twice as much Hydrogen as Oxygen, because the chemical formula is H2O, meaning two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom.
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