Introduction

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Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy from a fuel (in this case, hydrogen) into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. The power produced by the fuel cell is directly proportional to the number of cells in a given stack and to the fuel cell's size. Hydrogen fuel cells can use any type of hydrocarbon fuel, including gasoline, diesel, or biofuels such as ethanol or vegetable oil. Fuel cells are quiet, efficient, and emit no pollution

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Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy from a fuel (in this case, hydrogen) into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.

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To understand how a fuel cell works, it's useful to compare it with other energy sources. For example, consider the battery in your smartphone: It stores chemical energy that you can use to power the phone for a few minutes at a time. However, when you charge your phone up again, you're just transferring that same chemical energy from one place (the battery) to another (your phone).

With a fuel cell, however, this isn't the case—you're actually transforming chemical energy into electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction. In other words, hydrogen atoms donate electrons from their outermost orbital level to oxygen molecules or some other oxidizing agent like platinum metal (this is called "reduction"). This process creates electricity that flows out of one end of the device and drives an electric motor or powers lights or whatever else you need it for! Unlike batteries which only store electrical charge in them until they run out of juice completely during use--fuel cells produce electricity while they're being used so there's no need for recharging after each use; simply replace spent reactants with fresh ones before next time you want power again!

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The power produced by the fuel cell is directly proportional to the number of cells in a given stack and to the fuel cell's size

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The power produced by a fuel cell is directly proportional to the number of cells in a given stack and to the fuel cell's size. In general, the more cells you have, the more power you get; similarly, bigger stacks yield greater amounts of energy. If one cell produces 1 watt (W), then two cells will produce 2 W. So if a certain stack produces 100 W now and you add another 50% more material to it (i.e., double its size), it will produce 150% total amount of energy (i.e., 150 W).

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Hydrogen fuel cells can use any type of hydrocarbon fuel, including gasoline, diesel, or biofuels such as ethanol or vegetable oil.

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Hydrogen fuel cells can use any type of hydrocarbon fuel, including gasoline, diesel, or biofuels such as ethanol or vegetable oil. The only thing that limits the types of hydrocarbon fuels you can use with your hydrogen fuel cell is how well they are able to be separated from their other components.

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Fuel cells are quiet, efficient, and emit no pollution.

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Fuel cells are a type of electrochemical device that use hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, heat and water. They're much quieter than internal combustion engines, generate no pollution and have a higher efficiency rating than traditional battery-powered electric cars.

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Fuel cells use hydrogen as a source of power.

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• A fuel cell is a device that generates electricity from a reaction between an oxidizer (usually air) and an electrolyte.
• The process of producing hydrogen from renewable energy sources is called electrolysis, where water is split into hydrogen and oxygen by passing an electric current through it.
• Hydrogen fuel cells are quiet, efficient and emit no pollution.

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Conclusion

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I hope this post has helped to demystify what fuel cells are. They’re an exciting technology that is already helping us to build a cleaner future for our planet. The world has already seen great strides in the development of hydrogen fuel cell cars and buses, as well as large-scale applications like power plants and refineries. We’re excited about what will come next!

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