Safety of a Small Scale Electrolysis Experiment

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The discussion centers on a small-scale electrolysis experiment involving water and baking soda (NaHCO3) as the electrolyte. The main focus is to investigate how varying the amount of electrolyte affects the rates of gas production during electrolysis. A key point clarified is that using baking soda will not result in the production of carbon monoxide, confirming safety in the experiment.
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I'm going to perform a small scale electrolysis experimenter of water. I want to find out how the rates of the gases are produced when the amount of electrolyte added to the water is changed. I'm going to use baking soda (NaHCO3) as the electrolyte but I just wanted to make sure that I won't be producing carbon monoxide. Is this true?
 
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Yes, you will not be producing carbon monoxide.
 
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Yes, you will not be producing carbon monoxide.
Perfect thank you very much! That's what I thought just needed to be sure!
 

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