Which one of the following scientists showed that if electrodes are immersed in water and a current was passed, bubbles of oxygen and hydrogen were produced?
A
William Thomson
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B
William Nicholson
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C
William Watson
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D
William Harvey
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Solution
The correct option is B William Nicholson William Nicholson showed that if electrodes are immersed in water and a current was passed, bubbles of oxygen and hydrogen were produced. And, this process is called the electrolysis of water.