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How is hydrogen isolated from water

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Hydrogen gas is an environment-friendly fuel — it produces water on combustion in the presence of oxygen. ... To extract hydrogen from water, researchers insert two electrodes across the water and pass current, which can separate the hydrogen from water. The process called electrolysis of water.

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To extract hydrogen from water, researchers insert two electrodes across the water and pass current, which can separate the hydrogen from water. The process called electrolysis of water. ... An electric field applied through the cobalt oxide to water molecules resulted in the electrolysis of water

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