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Offline MovingT

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Energy required splitting O2...
« on: January 29, 2016, 04:35:24 PM »
How much electrical energy (KW) its required to split two molecules of Oxigen?

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Re: Energy required splitting O2...
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2016, 05:19:58 PM »
You have to show your attempts at solving the problem, this is a forum policy.

This was asked in some context, wasn't it? What where the things you were taught lately?
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Re: Energy required splitting O2...
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2016, 09:20:35 AM »
It might help if you defined the product(s).  What are you imagining the oxygen molecule is splitting into?

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Re: Energy required splitting O2...
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2016, 07:18:10 PM »
And I'd be curious to know the fate of the atoms (if that's the question), because they'd need extremely good reasons to stay separated.

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