Chapter 37

It is not so much an electrolytic array as a constant DC generator. The array can convert magic into current and conduct it through wires arranged around the array.

To activate this array, one or more mages need to continuously provide magic or two standard magic stones.

This is not a Dharma array created by Lord Cornwall penzans. It was invented earlier by a mage named alexandro Como. He applied for a patent for this. However, due to his early death, the patent has been open for use.

A curious mage replaced the wires with other metal materials, and found that when the current became stronger, the wires would also glow and generate heat. In this way, he made a gadget for lighting, which was quite popular among some upper class nobles. Of course, this is another story.

At this time, the three people in the laboratory are all staring at the wires in the inverted conduit. Where they can't see, the current is surging in the wires like a running river. They are in contact with the water, and the energy is scattered, prying a deeper structure.

All this is shown in the macro, that is, on the top of the electrode, a tiny bubble emerges from the electrode.

It's just a small bubble, tiny and unobservable, but it's very conspicuous in the inverted tube.

Claire held her breath and looked at it with wide eyes.

The bubbles gradually increase and drain the water in the test tube, and the amount of gas produced by the electrodes on both sides is obviously different. When the water at one end is almost exhausted, there is nearly half of the water in the test tube at the other end.

At this point, Lena signaled to stop the experiment.

Now in front of them are two seemingly empty test tubes, but everyone knows that there is some kind of gas in them.

And according to the weighing, the water quality in the sink is really less.

Lena's hypothesis is becoming a reality step by step.

"First of all, let's take a look at the current way of thinking. Under the decomposition of electric current, water does become two kinds of gases. Is this conclusion OK?"

To confirm to the two ladies, Lena was also quite excited at this time.

Since water can be decomposed, it means that it is not a magic element, but a real compound. If we can verify the properties of these two gases in the next step, it means that Lena's conjecture is correct. At least at the level that he can contact at present, his chemical knowledge on the earth still works in this world.

"It's true, but it could be water vapor, you know, electricity is like a flame, it can make things change."

Claire put forward an opinion. Now her mind does not focus on whether the basic element of water can be really decomposed or whether the past theory is correct. She just wants to verify the composition of these gases as soon as possible.

"So let's test the properties of these gases."

Lena first picked up the gas from the positive electrode, which was less.

Claire cast an identification spell, which can distinguish three states of water, but when she got feedback, the teacher was stunned.

"It's not steam... It's not even a known substance?"

Had it not been for her own expertise, Clare would have thought it was an illusion.

"Is it a flame retardant gas?"

Lainer asked that the flame retardant gas he said is carbon dioxide produced by calcining limestone, which is just a temporary name.

Of course, he remembered that in the electrolytic water experiment, oxygen should be released from the positive electrode, but Lena still needed solid evidence, so he decided to verify it first.

Charlotte stares at the tube, silent.

"Give it a try."

Lit a match, blow out after leaving only Mars, loosen the finger sealed tube, Lena will match into the tube mouth.

In an instant, the extinguished embers burned up again and gave off a bright light. But after only a moment, the match returned to its original state of extinction.

"It seems that this gas is the opposite of flame retardant gas, which can help combustion and is temporarily named combustion supporting gas."

While summarizing, Lena recorded the observation in his notebook.

"It's almost like the fire element."

Charlotte mentioned that it made Claire come back from thinking.

"Yes, it can make the extinguished embers burn again. Is this the essence of fire element?"

Another excitement sprang up in her heart, cried Clare.

For many years, although there is a theory of four basic elements, unlike water and the earth, the element of fire has not been able to find the entity, or the stable entity that can be studied. If this special gas is the element of fire, then the theory of alchemy can undoubtedly advance for decades.

"Well, we can measure the mass of these gases later. According to the latest alchemy, the element of fire should have a negative mass.""Negative mass?"

Claire is a little confused. Naturally, she hasn't read the latest paper, and the concept of negative mass is too strange. Even if she was told that it was put forward by the academic masters in alchemy, Claire couldn't believe it for a moment.

"It seems that the gas here is used up. Let's see the nature of the gas in another test tube."

Lainer said, also let Claire cast identification, the result is still unknown gas.

"If that kind of gas was the element of fire just now, then this kind of gas here should be the ash gas without the element of fire and can't burn. According to the theory, is that right?"

Clare thought about it before nodding to confirm.

"Then let's test it with an open fire."

Similarly, he struck a match, and Lena carefully approached it to the mouth of the tube, which was tilted downward. He released the thumb of the tube to make the flame approach.

Poof -

to Claire's and Charlotte's surprise, the flame did not go out, nor did it burn more vigorously. Only a slight sound came from the test tube and reverberated in the quiet laboratory.

"What's going on?"

Claire was completely confused. Obviously, the nature of this gas is different from that of flame retardant gas, and it is not combustion supporting gas. This is the third gas.

Electrolytic water has got two new substances!

The discovery of a new substance alone can lead to the publication of a paper qualified for publication in alchemy, not to mention the discovery of two substances at the same time. Moreover, these two substances are still obtained from water which is called "basic element" and can no longer be decomposed!

Feel dyspnea, Claire fell into a chair, fortunately, a series of actions before Lena has already loosened her cognition, otherwise Claire is likely to be on the spot because of the huge impact of the magic and faint, even like those ancient mages brain explosion!

Then, as if at the end of the experiment, Lena brought the tube with the explosive gas in front of Claire and Charlotte.

Two people open big eyes, see clearly that the inside of the test tube, there are a few drops of crystal clear water.

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