In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:40:18 -0800: Hi, [snip] >On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 7:07 PM, <[email protected]> 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
..which makes one wonder where the energy comes from to split the molecule in the first place. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
