Which way ahead for hydrogen cars?
Activities
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.
Page updated February 2007.