Chemistry In Context
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ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 7, Problem 19Q
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The two advantage offered by hydrogen FCVs have to be listed.
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Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) have the potential to significantly reduce our dependence on engine oil and lower harmful emission that cause climate change. FCVs run on hydrogen gas rather than gasoline and emit no harmful emission.
Fuel cell is an electrochemical cell which converts chemical energy contained in readily available fuel oxidant system into electrical energy.
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