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It catches fire too easy. In the 1930s'; the German (Nazi) blimp, Hindenburg, was filled with flammable hydrogen gas. As it approached a mooring mast in New Jersey, static electricity caused the blimp to explode into a ball of flame, which quickly burned the blimp to the ground, and it killed many people. The was the end of the hydrogen blimp industry. Blimps today use helium, which is not flammable.
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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.
Can you use hydrogen peroxyde in a fuel cell?
Hydrogen peroxide can be used in certain types of fuel cells called direct borohydride fuel cells. In these fuel cells, hydrogen peroxide is used as an oxidant in place of oxygen. However, the efficiency and practicality of using hydrogen peroxide in fuel cells is still being researched and developed.
What burnable fuel is most widely used?
The most widely used burnable fuel is gasoline, which is commonly used in vehicles for transportation.
What are the reactants in fuel cell?
The reactants in a fuel cell are typically hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is usually supplied as a fuel source to the anode, while oxygen is supplied to the cathode.
What do hydrogen fuel cells burn with?
Hydrogen fuel cells combine hydrogen with oxygen from the air to produce electricity, heat, and water as byproducts. This process is known as electrochemical conversion.
Why is hydrogen not used more widely as a fuel?
because we are stupid
Can you substitute oil for another ingrediant?
well there is a hydrogen based fuel in which the core element is hydrogen unlike crude oil which has carbon instead scientists plan to make it in about three years.
What is a bad thing about hydrogen fuel cells?
There are two problems with hydrogen fuel cells. One is that the cars that run off of hydrogen fuel cells are very expensive to make another thing is that hydrogen storage is not easy. The work and money it would take to put up hydrogen stations around the country for cars is too much to even consider it. Also another problem with hydrogen is te oil companies that don't wanna lose their business.
What are some problems associated with hydrogen powered cars?
There are no hydrogen powered cars being sold to the general public. Storage and fueling locations, and the potential hazard of the fuel, are the biggest hurdles.
What is the byproduct of hydrogen fuel cell?
Water is the benefit of a hydrogen fuel cell ;)
Is Hydrogen Fuel Cells supposed to be capitalized?
No. Hydrogen fuel cell is not a title. You would only capitalize hydrogen if it was at the beginning of a sentence, as I did with this one. Otherwise, you would say 'hydrogen fuel cell'.
Is hydrogen fuel cells fossil fuels?
no because hydrogen fuel cells are renewable
Are hydrogen fuels the alternative?
Hydrogen fuels could be an alternative if we come to a point where we can solve all the dangerous problems with hydrogen. Hydrogen fuels would be a good alternative but at this point and time hydrogen is way to unstable, so for now electric and ethanol are the way to go for an alternate fuel source.
How is Oil a fossil fuels?
The definition of a fossil fuel is fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content. Oil is actually being debated as to whether or not it is a fossil fuel. Most scientists support that it is a fossil fuel and we need to conserve it.
What are some usages for hydrogen?
Hydrogen can be used as fuel.
How is hydrogen use by scientists and engineers and artists and doctors?
Well hydrogen can be used for a bomb with a yield larger than a nuke, artists can use it to make bubble sculptures because the bubbles rise but stick together, people can use it for heating purposes (although Idk who would want that amount of energy) and lots of other stuff. Google is a great tool to fnd this out.
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.
