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Fuel cells - class-XI
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The overall reaction of a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell is:
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$2H _{2(g)}+O _{2(g)}\rightarrow 2H _2O _{(l)}$
💡 Explanation:
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuelwith oxygen or anotheroxidizing agent.
The reactions which takes place in hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell are,
At cathode:$2H _{2(g)}+4OH^{-} _{(aq)}\rightarrow 4H _2O _{(l)}+4e^{-}$
At cathode:$O _{2(g)}+2H _2O _{(l)}+4e^{-}\rightarrow 4OH^{-} _{(aq)}$
Overall reaction: $2H _{2(g)}+O _{2(g)}\rightarrow 2H _2O _{(l)}$