Consider a fuel cell that uses methane (“natural gas”) as fuel. The reaction is
(a) Use the data at the back of this book to determine the values of
(b) Assuming ideal performance, how much electrical work can you get out of the cell, for each mole of methane fuel?
(c) How much waste heat is produced, for each mole of methane fuel?
(d) The steps of this reaction are
What is the voltage of the cell?
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