/oss/taxonomy/term/3550/all en /oss/article/technology-general-science/does-weight-hydrogen-and-oxygen-separated-water-equal-weight-water <p>The conservation of mass is one of the fundamental principles of chemistry. But it does merit a detailed look. The electric battery was invented in 1800 by the Italian Alessandro Volta who demonstrated its abilities in front of Napoleon who awarded him a gold medal for his work. Within weeks, chemists were passing electrical currents through everything to see what would happen. Water was an obvious target for their investigations and it quickly became apparent that it could be broken down into its components, namely hydrogen and oxygen through the passage of an electric current.</p> Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7486 at /oss