It is stated that VS2 nanosheets with abundant defects and an extended (001) interlayer spacing as large as 1.00 nm, which is a 74% expansion as compared to that (0.575 nm) of the pristine counterpart, may be produced using a straightforward one-pot solvothermal process.
For the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the interlayer expanded VS2 nanosheets display exceptional kinetic metrics, including a low overpotential of 43 mV at a geometric current density of 10 mA cm2, a small Tafel slope of 36 mV dec1, and long-term stability of 60 h without any current fading. The performance is even comparable to that of the commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst and significantly better than that of the pure VS2 with a typical interlayer gap.
Answer: The bubbles produced are most likely due to oxygen.
Explanation:
Photosynthesis is a phenomenon in which green plants containing chlorophyll use sunlight as a source of energy to convert carbon dioxide and water to form glucose and oxygen.
The balanced chemical reaction for photosynthesis is:
Thus the bubbles produced are most likely due to oxygen.
