Fuel cells may be twice as efficient as the internal combustion engine

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · CBSE · Chemistry · Electrochemistry · Electrochemistry

Problem

Fuel cells may be twice as efficient as the internal combustion engine. Although fuel cells are not yet in widespread use, NASA has used a basic hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell as the energy source for space vehicles. Deduce the half-equations occurring at each electrode in the hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell in an alkaline medium.

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