EGEE 420 Exam 2 2025 Questions and
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The operating temperature of a SOFC is:
50-100 C
150-200 C
700-1000 C - ....ANSWER ...-700-1000 C
An advantage of SOFC is:
high efficiency
solid electrolyte
both - ....ANSWER ...-Both
A disadvantage if SOFC is:
CO intolerance
high temp corrosion
catalyst flexibility - ....ANSWER ...-high temp corrosion
A disadvantage of PEMFC is:
expensive catalyst
sensitive to fuel impurities
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, both - ....ANSWER ...-both
in PEMFC the electrodes are separated by:
cation exchange membrane
anion exchange membrane
electron exchange membrane - ....ANSWER ...-Cation exchange membrane
The membrane thickness in PEMFC is usually around
fifty nanometers
fifty micrometers
fifty millimeters - ....ANSWER ...-fifty micrometers
In H2/O2 PEMFC the catalyst is usally:
Pt
Cu
Ni - ....ANSWER ...-Pt
What type of fuel is used in DMFC?
hydrogen
methanol aqueous solution
natural gas - ....ANSWER ...-methanol aqueous solution
An advantage of the methanol as fuel in DMFC is:
high power output
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The operating temperature of a SOFC is:
50-100 C
150-200 C
700-1000 C - ....ANSWER ...-700-1000 C
An advantage of SOFC is:
high efficiency
solid electrolyte
both - ....ANSWER ...-Both
A disadvantage if SOFC is:
CO intolerance
high temp corrosion
catalyst flexibility - ....ANSWER ...-high temp corrosion
A disadvantage of PEMFC is:
expensive catalyst
sensitive to fuel impurities
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, both - ....ANSWER ...-both
in PEMFC the electrodes are separated by:
cation exchange membrane
anion exchange membrane
electron exchange membrane - ....ANSWER ...-Cation exchange membrane
The membrane thickness in PEMFC is usually around
fifty nanometers
fifty micrometers
fifty millimeters - ....ANSWER ...-fifty micrometers
In H2/O2 PEMFC the catalyst is usally:
Pt
Cu
Ni - ....ANSWER ...-Pt
What type of fuel is used in DMFC?
hydrogen
methanol aqueous solution
natural gas - ....ANSWER ...-methanol aqueous solution
An advantage of the methanol as fuel in DMFC is:
high power output
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