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Batteries Nubla, Casey and Cleon
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Batteries Lead Acid Battery Fuel Cell Images from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell http://www.kollewin.com/blog/sealed -lead-acid-battery/
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Lead Acid Battery Chemistry: Lead Acid Batteries, as the name suggests, uses lead (Pb), as the anode, lead dioxide (PbO 2 ), as the cathode, and sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4 ), as the bridge The lead oxidizes to form Pb 2+ and 2e - The lead dioxide splits to form Pb 2+ and 2O 2- Sulfuric acid then splits and the SO 4 2- bonds with 2Pb 2+ to create 2PbSO 4 and, in another reaction, the 4h + bonds with 2O 2- to form 2H 2 O Image from: http://www.answers.com/topic/lead-acid- accumulator-1
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Lead Acid Battery Chemical Equations: Pb (s) Pb 2+ (aq) + 2e - PbO 2(s) + 2e - Pb 2+ (aq) + 2O 2- (aq) 2H 2 SO 4(aq) 2SO 4 2- (aq) + 4H + (aq) 2SO 4 2- (aq) + 2Pb 2+ (aq) 2PbSO 4(aq) 4H + (aq + 2O 2- (aq) 2H 2 O Image From: http://hyperphysics.phy- astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/leadacid.html
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Lead Acid Battery Cost and Practicality: The Lead Acid Battery is reasonably cheap compared to other fuel sources Approximately US$50/kWh (“kilowatt hour”)
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Lead Acid Battery Impact on Society: Exposure to excessive levels of lead can cause brain damage, affect a child’s growth, heavy damage to kidneys, impair hearing, cause of vomiting, headaches and appetite loss. Sometimes, it can also cause learning and behavioral problems In adults, exposure to excessive levels of lead can increase blood pressure, cause digestive problems, kidney damage, nerve disorders, sleep problems, muscle and join pains.
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Lead Acid Battery Environmental Impact: The acid that the batteries contains is extremely corrosive and also a good carrier for soluble lead and lead in particular If the acid in the lead-acid battery leaks onto the ground, it holds a risk of contaminating the soil and the soil itself would become a source of lead particulate Lead is a highly toxic metal which produces a range of adverse health effects particularly in young children.
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Fuel Cell Chemistry: Hydrogen (H 2 ), as the anode, and Oxygen (O 2 ), as the cathode, are the most common chemicals involved. 2 Hydrogen atoms oxidize to form 4e - and 4H + atoms. The H + atoms pass through a polymer membrane to the cathode. At the end of the reaction, the 4e - then join with the O 2 and 4H + atoms to make 2H 2 O Image from: http://www.epa.gov/fuelcell/basicinfo.htm
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Fuel Cell Chemical Equations: 2H 2(g) 4H + (aq) + 4e - O 2(g) + 4H + (aq) + 4e - 2H 2 O (l)
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Fuel Cell Cost and Practicality: Fuel Cells generate electrical power quietly and efficiently As long as there is a steady flow of reactants, the battery never goes “dead”
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Fuel Cell Impact on Society Fuel Cells are cheap and efficient to produce and to run Fuel Cells can be used to power motors, lights or any number of electrical appliances
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Fuel Cell Environmental Impact: Fuel Cells create no pollution The only by-products produced from Fuel Cells are water and heat. A primary goal of using the Fuel Cells is the reduction of pollution
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Bibliography Chemistry Context 2 Page 71 http://www.sprep.org/solid_waste/docum ents/Solid%20Waste/Guidelines/Battery%2 0Management%20.pdf http://www.sprep.org/solid_waste/docum ents/Solid%20Waste/Guidelines/Battery%2 0Management%20.pdf
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