Hydrogen vs Fossil Fuels Flashcards

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What is the only product of burning hydrogen as a fuel?

Water.
hydrogen + oxygen → water

Give two disadvantages of using hydrogen rather than petrol as a fuel in cars.

Hydrogen is hard to store and transport (it is a gas, stored under pressure, and is explosive), and there are few hydrogen filling stations.

Give two advantages of using hydrogen rather than petrol as a fuel in cars.

It produces no carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide or soot, and it can be made from water rather than from a finite fossil fuel.

True or false? Petrol, kerosene and diesel oil are renewable fuels.

False. They are non-renewable fossil fuels obtained from crude oil, which is a finite resource.

Methane is a non-renewable fossil fuel found in which resource?

Natural gas.