to support burning, or is it part of a fuel gas?
2006-09-19 10:40:50 · 3 answers · asked by frickenawesomekoreanandyouknowit 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
According to my source (The U.S. Department of Energy) listed below; currently the main use of Hydrogen gas is as a fuel in the space program.
I quote them saying,
"At the present time, hydrogen’s main use as a fuel is in the NASA space program. Liquid hydrogen is the fuel that has propelled the space shuttle and other rockets since the 1970s. Hydrogen fuel cells power the shuttle’s electrical systems, producing pure water, which is used by the crew as drinking water."
I feel I must correct "Bozo the Clown" 's statement, it is at best extremely poorly phrased.
Hydrogen is a very flammable, even explosive, gas....however, it MUST be mixed with some type of oxidizer in order to burn. Hydrogen is a fuel in and of itself, without some type of oxidizer (such as Oxygen gas), it will not burn.
Hydrogen makes up the majority of the Sun's mass. However, the Hydrogen in/on the sun does NOT "burn". The Hydrogen within the sun undergoes nuclear fusion, a process which gives off huge amounts of energy and form Helium in the process out of the original Hydrogen atoms. In no way is the burning of Hydrogen gas with an oxidizer the same thing as what occurs within the sun.
2006-09-19 10:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hydrogen is an extremely flammable gas (look at the Sun for proof). It does not need to be part of a fuel gas to burn.
2006-09-19 10:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by Bullwinkle Moose 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's a gas for burning
2006-09-22 22:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋