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Week 26
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Apply the principles of electrode potentials to modern storage cells.
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Explain that a fuel cell uses the energy from the reaction of a fuel with
oxygen to create a voltage.
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Explain the changes that take place at each electrode in a hydrogen–oxygen
fuel cell.
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Week 26
Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell
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Week 26
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Outline the development of fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen gas and
hydrogen-rich fuels.
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State the advantages of FCVs over conventional petrol- or diesel-powered
vehicles.
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Understand how hydrogen might be stored in FCVs.
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Consider limitations of hydrogen fuel cells.
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Comment about the contribution of the ‘hydrogen economy’ to future energy
and discuss its limitations.
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Week 26
Storage of hydrogen by adsorption and absorption
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