• A_A@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Usually putting together metal and water you get metal-oxide and hydrogen gas.
    m + H2O → mO + H2

    What they discover is a unusual zone where they have both oxygen (dissolved) and metal. So, i guess they have the reverse process :
    mxOy + energy → (x)m + (y/2)O2

    They should measure electrical field intensity in the water near the sea floor to evaluate electrical current going through the sea floor from the ocean.