Difference between revisions of "Fuel Cell"

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Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram of a simple fuel cell.

A fuel cell is a device which can combine Hydrogen and Oxygen to produce a Potential Difference.

About Fuel Cells

In a fuel cell Oxygen is combined with Hydrogen to produce Water.

Fuel cells are designed to combine Hydrogen ions and Hydroxide ions to produce a potential difference between two electrodes.

Fuel cells may be used in electric cars and were used on the Space Shuttle.

Advantages

No Carbon Dioxide is produced.
Refilling with Hydrogen is quicker than recharging a battery.
They can be made in many different sizes for different uses.

Disadvantages

Hydrogen must be stored as a Compressed Gas.
Hydrogen is highly flammable.
Hydrogen is made by electrolysis which requires electricity, which is often made by power stations burning fuel and producing Carbon Dioxide.

References

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 ===About Fuel Cells===
 : In a '''fuel cell''' [[Oxygen]] is combined with [[Hydrogen]] to produce [[Water]].
-: '''Fuel cells''' are designed to combine [[Hydrogen Ion|Hydrogen ions]] and [[Hydroxide Ion|Hydroxide ions]] to produce a [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] between two [[electrode]]s.
+: '''Fuel cells''' are designed to combine [[Hydrogen Ion (Chemistry)|Hydrogen ions]] and [[Hydroxide Ion|Hydroxide ions]] to produce a [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] between two [[electrode]]s.
-: '''Fuel cells''' may be used in electric cars and were used on the [[Space Shuttle]].
+: '''Fuel cells''' may be used in electric cars and were used on the Space Shuttle.
 ===Advantages===
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 *[[Hydrogen]] is highly [[flammable]].
 *[[Hydrogen]] is made by [[electrolysis]] which requires [[electricity]], which is often made by power stations burning [[fuel]] and producing [[Carbon Dioxide]].
+===References===
+====AQA====
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+====Edexcel====
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+====OCR====
+:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945679/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945679&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a2db42f7b4bdf10cafaafa3bb9120940 ''Fuel cells, page 95, Gateway GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']