Tanks of hydrogen

Micro-fuel cells using small tanks of hydrogen could operate mobile generators, electric bicycles and other portable items. Large 250-kW... 

In energy terms, a 50 litre gasoline tank is equivalent to a 560 litre tank of compressed hydrogen at 350 bar, or a 330 litre tank of hydrogen at 700 bar, or a 190 litre tank of liquid hydrogen. 

Since hydrogen can catch on fire, tanks of hydrogen must be kept in a safe, secure place. 

Fuel economy is also on the side of acetylene, since a 300 cu. ft. tank lasts approximately three working weeks. A similar tank of hydrogen, required by the total consumption burner, is consumed in about three hours. Ordinary welding-grade acetylene is adequate for atomic absorption. The air supply must be free from dust and oil. 

Intermodal tank of hydrogen peroxide, a strong oxidizer. 

A tank of hydrogen does not explode to form deuterium because the rate of the reaction is infinitesimally small. The rate is proportional to the number of collisions between the nuclei, but the number of collisions is essentially zero because of repulsive electrostatic forces. To increase the number of collisions, the temperature of the reactants must be increased to 10 to 10 XI. At these temperatures, light elements are completely stripped of orbital electrons forming an ionized plasma, a gaseous system containing equivalent numbers of positive ions and electrons. For the hydrogen isotopes, the probability of reaction per collision appears to be highest for... 

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