Text: Breaking water into its constituent atomic substances: hydrogen and oxygen with the use of electrical current. Laws of Electrolysis by Michael Faraday 1) The weight of a substance deposited by electrolysis is proportional to the quantity of electricity passing through the solution and is quite independent of any other factors. 2) During electrolysis equal quantities of electricity liberate equivalent quantities of substances from various chemical compounds.

See Also: LAW OF VARIATION OF ATOMIC OSCILLATION BY ELECTRICITY; LAW OF ELECTRO-EQUIVALENCE

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