On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 7:07 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: BTW, formation of 1 molecule of Hydrogen gas from atomic Hydrogen yields > 4.519 > eV per H2 molecule. >
By comparing this reaction to the formation of water through the burning (oxidation) of hydrogen, one can get a sense of how much chemical energy is released in this reaction. I suppose this is why palladium gets quite hot as hydrogen (or deuterium) exits it. Eric
