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Hydrogen is extremely explosive and very light. There are thus sfaety and handling issues.

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What is the obstacle to using hydrogen as a fuel?

It is extremely volatile.


What countries are using hydrogen as a fuel?

Iceland


Is using hydrogen as a fuel in cars a chemical change?

To get Hydrogen as a fuel to be used in electric vehicles, the hydrogen combines with oxygen giving of 2 electrons which powers the application. The waste product is H20 (water!). If you want a simple yes or no, then the answer is Yes, because you are converting Hydrogen into Water to produce electricity.


How is hydrogen converted to energy?

Hydrogen can be used as fuel (the same way as natural gas) for vehicles (cars, buses, ...etc) either in gaseous, liquid, or solid form (as metalhydride).Hydrogen can be used for electricity generation using hydrogen fuel cells.Hydrogen can be used (as natural gas) as heat source for kocking or heating purposes or industrial applications.


Why is hydrogen gas a good option for an alternative fuel to fossil fuel?

fossil fuel may be depleted soon. but hydrogen gas can me made available. also, if there are cheaper ways to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, then the better it is as water is available everywhere ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fuel cells produce hydrogen gas from fossil fuels, and renewable fuel sources. Hydrogen can also be made from other energy (electric) sources and electrolysis of water, but compressing and transporting it poses it's own problems. Despite this, the production of hydrogen as a fuel source uses more energy than can be gained from the hydrogen itself.

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What is the obstacle to using hydrogen as a fuel?

It is extremely volatile.


Which is a byproduct of using hydrogen fuel?

The only byproduct of using pure hydrogen as a fuel is water, often in vapor form.


What is an obstacle in using fusion energy?

cost of fuel is the anwear for novanet! from F....


Is using hydrogen as a fuel in cars?

Hydrogen can be used as fuel in carsbecause it don't cause any pollution


What countries are using hydrogen as a fuel?

Iceland


What fuel is the sun using to release energy?

Our sun, Sol, uses hydrogen for fuel.


Is it possible to get hydrogen fuel from biomass?

Yes. However, it is not yet economically practical, as it takes more energy to convert the biomass into hydrogen than we can get from using the hydrogen for fuel.


Fuel cells produce energy from hydrogen by?

the fuel cells convert hydrogen into energy using a converter and that energy is used to power the vehicle


Is there any danger in using hydrogen as fuel in cars?

Hydrogen tanks on the few experimental cars that are using the fuel tend to keep the fuel tank above the passenger compartment. Should a rupture occur in the tank, fuel would float away and above the problem. This makes hydrogen a fairly safe fuel.


Why are people worried about using hydrogen as a fuel?

Because it is highly explosive


Why is hydrogen a renewable fuel?

Hydrogen is not a renewable fuel. It is a secondary energy source (or an energy carrier) that could be produced using another primary energy source. Hydrogen could be produced using either renewable primary energy source (e.g. solar energy), nuclear energy, or by using fossil fuel (e.g. natural gas)


What are the disadvantages of using water as a hydrogen fuel source?

It takes more energy to separate the hydrogen than we can get at the end.