• Question: Is it possible to completely destroy water?

    Asked by itssmeemayaa to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Well you can split it down into its bits – so make hydrogen and oxygen from it, so in that respect yes you can.

    • Photo: Will Reynolds

      Will Reynolds answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Yes you can. As Karen says you can split it into hydrogen and oxygen by passing an electrical current through it.

    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      Hi itssmeemayaa!

      You can do this experiment youself! 🙂
      Check out the instructions here, all you need is two pencils, a glass of water, cardboard and a battery with cables.
      http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/split_h2o.html

      🙂 Sarah

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