How is hydrogen made from water, and what happens when hydrogen is burned?
Most of us already know that water is composed of two parts hydrogen, and one part oxygen . The hydrogen atoms are separated from the oxygen atoms through a process called “electrolysis” and then compressed into fuel tanks. When the hydrogen atoms are subsequently burned as fuel, they recombine with oxygen atoms and turn back into water. Electricity can make hydrogen, and hydrogen can also make electricity. Hydrogen fuel cells are actually hydrogen batteries that generate electricity. Why use hydrogen? Huge oil spills are becoming very common, killing all sorts of aquatic life. If hydrogen fuel were spilled in large quantities it would evaporate instantaneously and the only by-product of hydrogen fuel is water. Pollution from ships, planes, automobiles and factories has created smog. Hydrogen fuel emits no pollutants that contribute to smog. Oil imports drain £ millions. Changing to a hydrogen-based economy would create thousands of new industrial and scientific jobs. Building plants,
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