Gas cracker

<p>A gas cracker is any device that splits the <a href="/facts/Molecule/N9ljSfFq">molecules</a> in a <a href="/facts/Gas/hVVAoodV">gas</a> or <a href="/facts/Liquid/t9GkLWzt">liquid</a>, usually by <a href="/facts/Electrolysis/pU75nCDI">electrolysis</a>, into <a href="/facts/Atom/FoQ4kGN5">atoms</a>. The end product is usually a gas. A <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_production/wVo66xRK">hydrocracker</a> is an example of a gas cracker. In nature, molecules are split often, such as in food digestion and microbial <a href="/facts/Digestion/sjUBmhBS">digestion</a> activity. A gas cracker device splits the molecule at a rate much greater than that normally found in nature. In science and industry, gas crackers are used to separate two or more elements in a molecule. For example, liquid <a href="/facts/Water/0lkXnJPK">water</a>, or H2O, is separated into hydrogen and oxygen gases. This is not to be confused with the splitting of the <a href="/facts/Atomic_nucleus/orpIm5Xl">nucleus</a> (nuclear power).
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Gas cracker