Originally Posted by
Dr. Jerryrigger
I'm no expert, but would think you would be better off with your + as one plate in the center and two -'s at the ends. Because this way you will have more -'s than +'s and you produce 2X the H as the O and electrons don't like to pass threw gasses. but if the side plates are only exposed to the solution on one side there is no diffrence
As far as the tank not working symmetrically, the first thing to check out is how symmetrical the construction is.
This bugs me every time I see it.
The amount of Hydrogen is determined by how many molecules of H2O are broken apart, not by how many negative plates there are. Each time you break a water molecule, you will always have one oxygen and two hydrogen. Yes, they are each attracted to positive and negative plates respectively, but you still have the same percentage of each.
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