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Activities | Which way ahead for hydrogen cars?

  • Science Projects (California Energy Commission, USA)
    • Splitting water – electrolysis is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
    • Lemon power – students make a battery from a lemon.

  • Exploratorium Snacks (USA)
    • Hand battery – students complete an electric circuit by placing their hands on two metal plates.
    • Gas model – foam balls and a hair dryer are used to demonstrate the effect of temperature on a gas.

  • University of Oregon (USA)
    • Welcome to the pressure chamber – this online simulation enables students to control the action of a piston in a pressure chamber filled with an ideal gas.

  • Paul Doherty (USA)
    • Aluminum air battery – how to make a battery from aluminium foil, salt water and activated charcoal.

  • Patrick Gormley's Science Resource Center (USA)
    • Electrochemical catalyst – shows how a copper catalyst changes the reaction rate between zinc and dilute sulfuric acid.

  • Lab Notes (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    • Hydrogen car – a number of simple activities for students about hydrogen cars based on an article by Karl Kruszelnicki.
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