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CAIE IGCSE Chemistry Hydrogen Oxygen Fuel Cell Reaction

Practise identifying hydrogen and oxygen as fuel-cell reactants, water as the only chemical product and the correctly balanced overall equation.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Chemistry 0620

Exam points

  • name hydrogen and oxygen as the reactants and water as the only chemical product
  • write and balance the overall equation as two hydrogen plus oxygen forming two water
  • recognise the cell as converting stored chemical energy into useful electrical energy

4.2.1—Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cell uses question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

This question is about chemical reactions and electricity.

Question (a)

(a)

Fuel cells are used to generate electricity.

[ 2 ]

Question (i)

(i)

Name the reactants in a fuel cell.

[ 1 ]

Question (ii)

(ii)

Name the waste product of a fuel cell.

[ 1 ]
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