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Hydrogen

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HYDROGEN

BY: SAMANTHA AND LYDIA. CORE: 3

HYDROGEN BASICS

  • It is the lightest element
  • Hydrogen is colorless
  • It is a non metal
  • Most abundant element in the universe
  • Hydrogen is a gas

BACKGROUND

  • Artificially produced in the16th century
  • Hydrogen was first recognized as an element in 1766
  • Turquet de Mayeme found that gas was flammable
  • The Hydrogen bomb was created in 1949 and dropped in Japan 1952
  • In greek it means "water-former"

ENERGY

  • Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table
  • Hydrogen makes fuel cell
  • Hydrogen is an energy transfer medium
  • Most flammable of all known substances
  • 1KL of hydrogen equals one gallon of gas
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CURRENT USES

  • Used for rocket fuels
  • Used to make ammonia
  • For agricultural fertilizer
  • Hydrogenates oils for fats
  • Fueling air ships and hot air balloons
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BENEFITS OF HYDROGEN

  • Hydrogen reduces pollution
  • When hydrogen mixes with oxygen in a fuel cell, electricity is produced
  • When it is produced, the cost of fuel cells go down
  • There are no harmful emissions
  • Hydrogen is renewable
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THE FUTURE SUPPLY

  • Hydrogen will be the energy source for light duty cars
  • The driving range will be around 300 miles
  • Hydrogen will be used for heating items such as households
  • Sold at filling stations
  • Hydrogen is 'environmentally' friendly to Fossil Fuels

DRAWBACKS

  • Hydrogen is a very expensive product
  • It is hard to move around or hard to transport
  • Takes a lot of work to free it from other elements
  • Hydrogen takes up a lot of storage
  • Hydrogen can only work at certain temperatures
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FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

  • When was hydrogen artificially produced?
  • What year was hydrogen first recognized as an element?
  • What was the name of the scientist who recognized it?
  • What element is hydrogen on the periodic table?
  • Is hydrogen a metal or a nonmetal
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True or false?
Is hydrogen flammable?

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