Composition of water

Made up of hydrogen and oxygen elements Each water molecule has two hydrogen atoms bound to one oxygen atom

 The composition of water can be determined from the electrolysis of water. When electric current passes through water during electrolysis, a molecule of water is broken down into its elements (hydrogen and oxygen)

Electrolysis
The volume of oxygen released at the cathode is two times more than volume of oxygen release at the anode. Water is made up of two volume of oxygen and one volume of oxygen.

Exercise 5.2

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

Electrolysis Oxygen Hydrogen 2 Lighted wooden splinter Explode

1 Pop Anode

Blue Cathode

1.Water molecule consist of a _________ and _________ elements 2.Water can decompose into its components through __________. 3.A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen will _________ when lighted while pure hydrogen will burn in the air with a ________ flame.

4.The presence of hydrogen can be tested using a ____________________. A ____ sound can be heard. 5.Electrolysis of acidified water with carbon electrodes produces ________ at the positive electrode and ________ at the negative electrode. 6.The ratio of oxygen to hydrogen in one molecule of water is ___ to ___

7.The negative electrode in electrolytic cell is called ________ and positive electrode is ________.