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Waste Products from Hydrogen Fuel Cells
I was recently reading this article by BMW, that said
The exhaust air of a hydrogen car consists of pure water vapor. The fuel cell drive is therefore locally emission-free. This means it keeps the ...
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When hydrogen and oxygen reacts, what defines if it will turn into hydrogen peroxide or water?
If you have a jar with oxygen and hydrogen inside, I'm interested in knowing what variables are most important to ensure that the mixture will become water (if that was the goal) or hydrogen peroxide, ...
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Which is more efficient way to generate energy using hydrogen: direct hydrogen combustion or through fuel cell? [closed]
Which is more efficient way to generate energy using hydrogen: direct hydrogen combustion or through fuel cell? Please explain so that even a primary school student can understand.
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How to get the right formulas for combustion (rocket chamber) or where to find them? [closed]
I am a space enthusiast and am intrigued mostly by rockets.
I recently found a book HOW to DESIGN, BUILD and TEST SMALL LIQUID-FUEL ROCKET ENGINES and have been fiddling around with rocket engine ...
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Can hydrogen alone be used as a fuel? [duplicate]
I have always thought that fuel such as petrol, diesel, etc.. are getting burnt to move the pistons in the car (I am not bringing physics). Why not hydrogen be used as a fuel but I know the incident ...
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What types of ultraviolet light will ignite hydrogen?
I saw a reaction between hydrogen and chlorine ignite in the presence of UV light. I was wondering if the same thing would happen with something like near-ultraviolet light (around 400 nm). What kinds ...
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Chemical reactions in plasma state
I am wondering about chemical reactions when the reactants are in a plasma state. Consider hydrogen and oxygen. Heated, these would react to form water.
If hydrogen and oxygen plasma were combined, ...
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Why does hydrogen burn with a pop sound?
Our teacher made us to do an experiment with zinc granules and hydrochloric acid.
$$\ce{2HCl + Zn -> ZnCl2 + H2}$$
We collected the hydrogen gas that was evolved in a test tube and on ignition, ...
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Combustibility of gas/carbon dioxide mix
Via electrolysis I produced an ethane/hydrogen/carbon dioxide mix. Normally, there is 1 part ethane, 1 part hydrogen and 2 parts carbon dioxide. If I simply used a Bunsen burner with air hole closed ...
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Calculating moles of Hydrogen gas in multiple gas container
If there was a 500 mL container filled with oxygen and hydrogen so it burns completely (2H:1O), how many moles of hydrogen gas would there be if there if pressure is 101.3 kPa and the temperature is ...
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Can electrolyzing ice cause an explosion?
I know electrolyzing water separates it into hydrogen and oxygen. However, I am curious, if ice is electrolyzed, could it explode? My thought process is that oxygen and hydrogen bubbles would build ...
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Could this be a feasible fuel system?
First off, please forgive me, I am a chemistry novice!
Overall Process
Fuel for the system is distilled water
Split water into Hydrogen and Oxygen (electrolysis or similar process)
Exhaust Oxygen
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Can natural gas appliances run on Hydrogen?
Can natural gas appliances run on Hydrogen? If so, does the appliance have to be modified and how significant of a modification would it need?
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