# Electrolysis of water with things present at home

**URL:** https://metastudio.org/t/electrolysis-of-water-with-things-present-at-home/3999
**Category:** STEM Chat
**Created:** [June 3, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/electrolysis-of-water-with-things-present-at-home/3999 "2020-06-03T08:55:45Z")
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### Author: ![Manpreetheersskp](https://metastudio.org/user_avatar/metastudio.org/manpreetheersskp/32/5242_2.png) [@Manpreetheersskp](https://metastudio.org/u/Manpreetheersskp)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/electrolysis-of-water-with-things-present-at-home/3999/1 "2020-06-03T08:55:45Z")

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Good afternoon everyone.

Yesterday, I got a challenge,

**“Can you perform an experiment Involving electrolysis of water using simple ingredients available at home.”**

I performed this experiment and got amazing results.

**So here is the experiment-**  
Apparatus required:

1. One glass tap water.
2. two to three teaspoon salt.
3. two pencils.
4. a cutter
5. a piece of cardboard.
6. a 9V battery.
7. wires  
[apparatus.jpg - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KIpAD7OBgmN39A1npUK-WWVg9sgLjIrI/view?usp=sharing)

**Now here is the procedure:**  
1.Trim the pencils as shown in image.

> **[trimmed pencils.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oyjUo4bH2AtG7HUAJEJkEvvfVqofy3Un/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

2.cut a hole through cardboard to fit pencils in it.  
3.Add some salt to water to make it a good conductor of electricity.

> **[salt added to water.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rkm8YVXZAOyjULE3aXZDskZoObVpClJ2/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

4.Now place the cardboard on glass with pencils placed through it.

> **[pencils in glass.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-WNK3R-aos_hNUXzVlghpkkDALIjlUt9/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

5.Join the wires with battery.

> **[battery joined with wires.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mM6FSIlk4UJgnoYZnI8wpORDRvg6Om20/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

6. Now join the black wire on left and red wire on right pencil.  
7. **Observe the reaction.**

> **[reaction occured.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qguLPYlLPHcoDkoK5xt0ncmyhEYCC88u/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

**This was an amazing reaction .**  
**Stay Home Stay Safe!**

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### Author: ![vvcstemplay](https://metastudio.org/user_avatar/metastudio.org/vvcstemplay/32/349_2.png) [@vvcstemplay](https://metastudio.org/u/vvcstemplay)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/electrolysis-of-water-with-things-present-at-home/3999/2 "2020-06-03T09:34:48Z")

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You need to open public access (sharing) to the photographs… Thanks