c7 Flashcards
difference between primary and secondary cellls?
only secondary cells can be recharged
2 adv and dis of hydrogen fuel cells?
+refilled quickly
+no pollutants produced
-hydrogen difficult to store
-hydrogen flammable
electrical cell?
contains chemicals that produce electricity
battery
two or more cells connected in series to provide a greater potential difference
elctrode
A conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object substance or region
energy needed to seperate two chemically bonded atoms?
bond energy
bond breaking?
bond making?
breaking- endothermic
making- exothermic
energy needed to break bond same as?
energy needed to make bond
what cuases current to flow in a chemical cell?
more reactive metal gives less reactive metal electrons
3 factors affecting pd in a chemical cell
type of electrode
concentration of electrolyte
temperature
adv and dis of fossil fuels
+high energy density
-CO2 produced
adv and dis of battery (in car)
+low cost per mile
-charging time
where is hydrogen attracted to, what does it release and what ion does it form?
cathode (negative), releases electrons, produces H+ ions
what is oxidised and reduced in hydrogen fuel cells?
hydrogen- oxidised
oxygen- reduced
equ at anode for hydrogen fuel cell?
O2+2H2O+4e- forms 4OH-