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I tried to set up a electrolysis cell to produce hydrogen and oxygen. I used 2 stainless steel plates in KOH it worked fine. The problem came about when I tried to replace the 2 plates with a stack of 5 or 6 pairs of plates wired + - + - + etc. All the positive plates were wired together and all the negative plates were wired together.
I expected this arrangement to draw more current and produce more gas but it did not. Yet it is used in lead acid batteries and works fine. I did manage to improve the output by using two long parallel plates wound together in a spiral fashion.
Why is it that stacks of alternating plates do not improve the hydrogen and oxygen produced?
I expected this arrangement to draw more current and produce more gas but it did not. Yet it is used in lead acid batteries and works fine. I did manage to improve the output by using two long parallel plates wound together in a spiral fashion.
Why is it that stacks of alternating plates do not improve the hydrogen and oxygen produced?