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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> An example is the electrolysis of [[water]] into [[oxygen]] and [[hydrogen]] by an electric current flowing through the water.
'''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> An example is the electrolysis of [[water]] into [[oxygen]] and [[hydrogen]] by an electric current flowing through the water.
Electrolysis is also a method of [[epilation]](hair removal).
Electrolysis is used as a term to describe a method of [[epilation]](hair removal) using electrical current, but the process (confusingly) does not involve electrolysis.
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