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How are amounts of hydrogen and oxygen gas made from the electrolytic decomposition of water related to the chemical formula of water?

How are amounts of hydrogen and oxygen gas made from the electrolytic decomposition of water related to the chemical formula of water?
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How are amounts of hydrogen and oxygen gas made from the electrolytic decomposition of water related to the chemical formula of water?

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Very simply, you get twice as much Hydrogen as Oxygen, because the chemical formula is H2O, meaning two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom.
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