# Keeping water molecules connected reduces carbon electrode corrosion

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-26T20:10:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-molecules-carbon-electrode-corrosion.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/keeping-water-molecules-connected-reduces-carbon-electrode-corrosion-cc1f61/

Carbon is inexpensive, conductive, and widely used in technologies such as fuel cells and water electrolyzers. But under strongly oxidizing conditions, carbon electrodes gradually corrode.

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