Why Doesn't Water Naturally Become Hydrogen and Oxygen Gas When

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't water naturally become hydrogen and oxygen gas when exposed to light?

• A)Thermal energy is the only appropriate type of energy to split water
• B)You must use electrons to split water
• C)Water doesn't absorb the proper wavelength of light to split

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