Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells

Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells — practice question

Inside a hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen react with one another. The diagram shows a hydrogen fuel cell.
(a)[1]

Name the method used to obtain oxygen from air.

(b(i))[1]

What sort of reaction is shown by this ionic half-equation?

(b(ii))[1]

What type of substance donates hydrogen ions, H$^+$?

(c)[1]

Write a chemical equation for the total reaction taking place in a hydrogen fuel cell.

(d(i))[1]

Give one benefit of hydrogen fuel cells compared with petrol engines.

(d(ii))[1]

Give one drawback of hydrogen fuel cells compared with petrol engines.

(e(i))[2]

Write a chemical equation for the overall reaction occurring in an ethanol fuel cell.

(e(ii))[1]

State an environmental issue caused by carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.

(e(iii))[1]

Name the process used to produce ethanol from a renewable source.

(f)[1]

Name the process when electrical energy is used to decompose an ionic compound.

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