alt.energy.homepower

On Aug 27, 2:09 am, Sevenhundred Elves
wrote:
> Paul F. Dietz wrote:
>
> > > Electrolyzing salt water produces chlorine gas and sodium hydroxide.
> > > Hydrogen is NOT
> > > released. Most of the NaOH combines with some of the chlorine to produce
> > > sodium
> > > hypochlorite, NaOCl.
>
> > Of course hydrogen is released. The reaction is:
>
> > NaCl + H2O --> NaOH + 1/2 H2 + 1/2 Cl2
>
> > And there's not enough chlorine to react 'most of the NaOH', btw.
>
> > If you disagree with this, post what you think the overall reaction is.
>
> > Paul
>
> If you stir the electrolyte sufficiently during the electrolysis, you
> really do get NaOCl and hydrogen:
>
> NaCl + H2O --> NaOCL + H2
>
> If you don't stir it, but make sure to keep the gases separate, the
> chlorine gas won't dissolve in the electrolyte, and you get the reaction
> you mention:
>
> NaCl + H2O --> NaOH + 1/2 H2 + 1/2 Cl2
>
> If the cathode is mercury, you even get sodium amalgam and chlorine from
> the reaction:
>
> NaCl --> Na + 1/2 Cl2
>
> So, you see, what you get depends entirely on how you set up your
> experiment/process.
>
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When you say stirring, you hint radio waves? The vibration?

Thanks