How was hydrogen named?
Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsHydrogen was named by Antoine Lavoisier in 1783. A Frenchman, he called it hydrog?ne, naming it after the Greek words hydor and gennan (or geinomai) roughly translated as "water generating" or "water forming". You can read the full story at http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/elem/h.html.
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AP2H2.pt - FaqsHydrogen is a colourless and odourless gas, without flavour and non??"toxic. When under normal conditions. It is the simplest substance in the universe, being the first element of the periodic table. Typically it exists as a diatomic molecule, each molecule has two bonded hydrogen atoms. It has a density of 0,0899 g/l (14,4 times lighter than air) in normal conditions of pressure and temperature.
Related QuestionsStirling Energy Systems Inc. - Frequently Asked QuestionsIt is produced by a process called "steam reforming", where high-temperature steam separates hydrogen from carbon or "electrolysis" which splits water into its basic elements, hydrogen and oxygen.Related Questions
Welcome to The Sietch - Hydrogen FAQHydrogen is the most common and simplest of all the elements. It has an atomic weight of 1. However, you wont find hydrogen just laying around, it is almost always bound up with something else. The most common element on earth it bonds with is oxygen. This little beastie is Di-hydrogen-monoxide. It has been known to be fatal if inhaled in quantities as small as a spoon full, can scald in its vapor form, and is the main ingredient in almost all poisons. You guessed it h20. Good old water.Related Questions
Is burning hydrogen like the hydrogen bomb?
Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsNo. Burning hydrogen, just like burning gasoline, natural gas, or a candle, is a chemical reaction, which means that only the electrons get shifted around and new compounds are made, like water, but the basic atoms are the same. In a nuclear reaction, the actual nucleus of the atom (the protons and neutrons) is changed.
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Frequently Asked QuestionsHydrogen is fuel, just like gasoline propane or natural gas. As with any fuel the proper training, equipment and care must be in place. Hydrogen is lighter than air, so it will rise. It will not stay close to the ground where it could be a potential hazard. Our site has the proper level of safety controls over our hydrogen.
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Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsFor each positive there's a negative. What's hydrogen's? I think that Hydrogen has the possibility of being far safer and more superior than both nuclear - and fossil fuel - but so far all I've heard is all the rosy news about Hydrogen - and that makes me suspicious.
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Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsSince any fuel we use is flammable, it is inherently dangerous. Hydrogen is often used as a gaseous fuel, which makes it similar to natural gas and town gas, which have been used in America, Europe, and Asia for heating and lighting for almost two centuries. One difference is that hydrogen is nontoxic, so it's not harmful to breathe. It's also so light that it scatters immediately upward when there is a leak, rather than pooling about, polluting groundwater, and soaking into clothes.
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Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsSome HICE (Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles are available today. Fuel cell vehicles will be available later. Below is a timeline for hydrogen automobile availability, based on announcements by the manufacturers. BMW announced on February 20, 2006 that they will sell a dual fuel (hydrogen or gasoline at the flip of a switch) version of its 7 series model within two years.
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body jewelry frequently asked questionsEveryone is familiar with the bubbling action of hydrogen peroxide, and many equate its visible activity with superior cleansing properties. In a sense this is true. However, hydrogen peroxide actually cleans TOO well, destroying everything it touches, including those very delicate new skin cells that you want to protect in order to heal your piercing!
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Hydrogen Power FAQThe HydroGen System is wired to work when the engines are running. Hydrogen is only produced while the engine is running. Once the engine is shut off, the hydrogen production stops and any hydrogen in the unit is simply dissipated. When the HydroGen units are operating at optimum levels, the units produce approximately 1 liter of hydrogen and oxygen every 4 seconds. This is introduced into the engines through the air intake system to mix with the fossil fuels in the combustion chamber.
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Frequently Asked QuestionsDow uses its by-product hydrogen as fuel for boilers. Dow also sells hydrogen to industrial gas companies for resale to their customers. But using hydrogen to generate electricity is an even more efficient and economically desirable than any other use.
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Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsNo. It turns out that the coating of the Hindenburg airship was treated with two major components of rocket fuel, aluminum and iron oxide. When the airship was docking in 1937, an electrical discharge ignited the skin, and the fire raced over the surface of the airship. In fact, 35 of the 37 people who died, perished from jumping or falling to the ground. Only two of the victims died of burns, and these were from the burning coating and on-board diesel.
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Hydrogen Now! Frequently Asked QuestionsHydrogen does occupy more space than any other fuel, whether it be in gaseous or liquid state. However, new tanks are providing for more storage of compressed hydrogen gas. The U.S. government recently certified 5,000 psi hydrogen tanks for use in automobiles. The German government has certified 10,000 psi tanks; and the U.S. is soon to follow. Dynetek Industries has also developed a 12,500 psi tank that should be certified within the next two years.
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Cold Fusion Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)It isn't easy! That is one of the reasons cold fusion remains difficult to replicate. The electrolyte, hydrogen or deuterium gas must be kept free of impurities. The metal must be carefully manufactured, cleaned, prepared and pre-treated. As the metal lattice fills up, tremendous pressure is created, which causes most metal samples to fracture. This prevents "high loading" which is a necessary condition for cold fusion.
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AP2H2.pt - FaqsEnglish chemist and physicist, Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) spent some years studying the properties of hydrogen, until in 1766 he discovered that this was a different substance. Since the XIX century hydrogen is being studied as a clean form to produce electricity using fuel cells. However, the pioneers using hydrogen in practical applications of fuel cells are NASA, who also uses it to propel their space vehicles.
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AP2H2.pt - FaqsThere are different forms of producing hydrogen, from fuels like natural gas by steam reforming processes, where it natural gas is mixed with steam, from biomass by biochemical processes where biomass is transformed into a hydrogen rich gas or from water through electrolysis (electrolysis is a process in which, by passing an electric current through water, it is separated in its original components, hydrogen and oxygen). This last process involves the use of catalysts and electricity.
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AP2H2.pt - FaqsThe present technologies allow storing large amounts of hydrogen in three forms: as compressed gas at high pressures, as liquid hydrogen at low temperatures (-253??C) or dissolved in solid substances. Other forms of storage are presently under study. Hydrogen is a completely benign substance, its use in adequate technologies only produces water. However, since hydrogen does not occur naturally, the processes used to produce it might generate pollutants.
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AP2H2.pt - FaqsThe dangers of hydrogen can be compared with other substances that we regularly use, as natural gas or gasoline. As with any fuel, a safe handling depends on the knowledge of the physical and chemical characteristics of the product, which will lead us to ensure that safety measures are taken. When hydrogen is handled with this knowledge it is a safe substance.
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Hydrogen Fuel Systems FAQ, Cellex PowerMost fuels have high energy content and must be handled properly to be safe. Hydrogen is no different. In general, hydrogen is neither more nor less inherently hazardous than gasoline, propane, or methane. As with any fuel, safe handling depends on knowledge of its particular physical, chemical and thermal properties and consideration of safe ways to accommodate those properties. Hydrogen, handled with this knowledge, is a safe fuel.
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Hydrogen Fuel Systems FAQ, Cellex PowerThe Hydrogen Highway is intended to demonstrate the operational, economic, environmental and social feasibility of a hydrogen fueling infrastructure that utilizes different hydrogen production and delivery pathways. At the same time, it is a "highway" leading to the future hydrogen economy. It is linked to the need to demonstrate an environmentally sustainable Olympic Winter Games in 2010, and has the support and the buy-in of Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria.
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Subject Top Page: Hydrogen Highway Fact SheetsEventually hydrogen will be as readily available as gasoline today. Until then, hydrogen stations will be strategically located to allow throughout the state. The current fuel providers and entities currently active in hydrogen related industries would sell hydrogen. A hydrogen bomb reaction would only occur under special circumstances requiring enormous pressure and extremely high heat - conditions that could not occur in a hydrogen vehicle.
Related QuestionsWhat is Hydrogen Peroxide?
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a clear liquid, slightly more viscous than water. It has strong oxidizing properties and is therefore a powerful bleaching agent that has found use as a disinfectant. Remark: Neutral Electrolyzed Water (NEW) has 50-500ppm Free Available Chlorine which consists of Hypochlorous Acid, Sodium Hypochlorite and Sodium Chloride. Addition of NEW? to water result in less formation of THM's and Chloramines. No Sodium Chlorite and Chlorates ions are found in NEW? .
Related QuestionsWhat about Hydrogen Fuel?
Frequently Asked QuestionsHydrogen is at best a good battery system for storing energy, not creating it. Hydrogen is most easily created from natural gas (already getting more expensive) or splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen with electricity. A hydrogen fueled car is really a coal powered car with a very long tailpipe.
Related QuestionsWhere will the hydrogen come from?
Energy Independence Now - EIN FAQsHydrogen can be extracted from a variety of sources such as biomass (organic matter), natural gas, and even water. Hydrogen can be produced in a completely zero-emission manner by producing electricity with renewable energy and running that electricity through water (H2O) to extract hydrogen from its bond with oxygen. This process is called "electrolysis". Hydrogen can also be produced by releasing it from its bonds with carbon in hydrogen-rich compounds like natural gas (methane).
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