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'''Electrolysis''' is the process of using [[electricity]] to break a [[molecule]] down into its constituent [[element]]s.<ref>Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000.</ref>  

'''Electrolysis''' is the process of using [[electricity]] to break a [[molecule]] down into its constituent [[element]]s.<ref>Wile, Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000.</ref>  

Michael Faraday, an English scientist, conducted many experiments using electrolysis and created two laws of electrolysis based off of these experiments, which he published in 1833 and 1834 <ref>Ahmad, Zaki. Principles of Corrosion Engineering and Corrosion Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.</ref>.

Michael Faraday, an English scientist, conducted many experiments using electrolysis and created two laws of electrolysis based off of these experiments, which he published in 1833 and 1834.<ref>Ahmad, Zaki. Principles of Corrosion Engineering and Corrosion Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.</ref>

The first of these laws relates the products formed by electrolysis to the amount of electricity run through the initial substance. The equation is as follows:

The first of these laws relates the products formed by electrolysis to the amount of electricity run through the initial substance. The equation is as follows:

m = IMt / Fn

m = IMt / Fn

Along with these two laws, Faraday is responsible for creating the term electrolysis <ref>Simpson, Colin F. and Mary Whittaker, ed. Electrophoretic techniques. New York: Academic Press Inc., 1983.</ref>. The word comes from the Latin root “electro-,“ which means electric, and the Greek root “-lysis,” which means loosening. This meaning is quite accurate, as electrolysis “loosens” particles and separates them using electricity. These particles are cations and anions, also named by Faraday. Cations have positive charges, while anions are negatively charged. Cations and anions are separated from each other in electrolysis by a nonspontaneous reaction. Nonspontaneous reactions occur only when electrical energy is supplied.

Along with these two laws, Faraday is responsible for creating the term electrolysis.<ref>Simpson, Colin F. and Mary Whittaker, ed. Electrophoretic techniques. New York: Academic Press Inc., 1983.</ref> The word comes from the Latin root “electro-,“ which means electric, and the Greek root “-lysis,” which means loosening. This meaning is quite accurate, as electrolysis “loosens” particles and separates them using electricity. These particles are cations and anions, also named by Faraday. Cations have positive charges, while anions are negatively charged. Cations and anions are separated from each other in electrolysis by a nonspontaneous reaction. Nonspontaneous reactions occur only when electrical energy is supplied.

An example is the electrolysis of [[water]] into [[oxygen]] and [[hydrogen]] by an electric current flowing through the water.

An example is the electrolysis of [[water]] into [[oxygen]] and [[hydrogen]] by an electric current flowing through the water.