• 1. 
    The ___________ fuel cell uses potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte.

  • Solid Oxide
  • Phosphoric Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Polymer Exchange Membrane
  • 2. 
    Which region voltage losses occur when the electrochemical reactions are slow to produce current?

  • Activation overpotential
  • Ohmic overpotential
  • Concentration overpotential
  • Electrochemical overpotential
  • 3. 
    How many regions can the polarization curve be divided?

  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • 4. 
    What refueling option the US Department of Energy supports?

  • On-board hydrogen storage with home or standard stations
  • On-board production of hydrogen from conventional fuels
  • 5. 
    Who was the Father of Fuel Cells?

  • Thomas Grubb
  • William Grove
  • William Nicholson
  • William Jacques
  • 6. 
    A PEM fuel cell stack is made up of bipolar plates, ____________, and end plates.

  • membrane electrode assemblies
  • proton exchange membrane
  • electrolytes
  • 7. 
    Most automobiles use PEM fuel cells and what other type of fuel cells?

  • Alkaline
  • Phosphoric acid
  • Molten carbonate
  • Direct methanol
  • 8. 
    Methanol offers _______ times the energy per volume compared to hydrogen.

  • two
  • three
  • four
  • five
  • 9. 
    Which inventors developed the PEM fuel cell technology at General Electric?

  • Ludwig Mond and Carl Langer
  • Charles Wright and C. Thompson
  • Thomas Grubb and Leonard Niedrach
  • Louis Cailleteton and Louis Colardeau
  • 10. 
    The reactions in the catalyst layers are endothermic; therefore, heat must be transported into the cell.

  • True
  • False
  • 11. 
    Which type of fuel cell has electrolyte made of a liquid solution of lithium, sodium and potassium carbonates?

  • Molten-Carbonate
  • Solid Oxide
  • Phosphoric Acid
  • Direct methanol
  • 12. 
    Which region is due to mass transport limitations where the rates of the electrochemical reactions within the catalyst layers are hindered by a lack of reactants?

  • Activation overpotential
  • Ohmic overpotential
  • Concentration overpotential
  • Electrochemical overpotential
  • 13. 
    Which layer enables the fuel cell to conduct its electrons by attracting the hydrogen protons that are sent to the cathode?

  • Electrolyte
  • Catalyst
  • Gas Diffusion
  • Bipolar plate
  • 14. 
    Increasing the number of cells in the stack (connected in series) increases the ____________.

  • voltage
  • current
  • resistance
  • capacitance
  • 15. 
    What is a disadvantage of using solar photovoltaic cells to provide electricity in a spacecraft?

  • Photovoltaic cells have lots of moving parts
  • Photovoltaic cells release toxic byproducts
  • Photovoltaic cells only work when the spacecraft is in direct sunlight
  • 16. 
    Which type of fuel cell operates at the highest operating temperature (1800 degrees Fahrenheit)?

  • Alkaline
  • Phosphoric Acid
  • Solid Oxide
  • Molten-Carbonate
  • 17. 
    Which layer allows gases to pass through it and is conductive enough to allow electrons to travel through it?

  • Electrolyte
  • Gas Diffusion
  • Catalyst
  • Bipolar plate
  • 18. 
    Which region is due to the resistance of the transport of charged species in the PEM, catalyst and gas diffusion layers, and bipolar plates?

  • Activation overpotential
  • Ohmic overpotential
  • Concentration overpotential
  • Electrochemical overpotential
  • 19. 
    Which market needs fuel cells to produce electricity to power residences?

  • Stationary Sector
  • Transportation Sector
  • Portable Sector
  • Aerospace Sector
  • 20. 
    Increasing the surface area of the cells increases the ____________.

  • voltage
  • current
  • resistance
  • capacitance
  • 21. 
    Which one below is not a major reason to develop automotive fuel cell technology?

  • Efficiency
  • Low capacitance
  • Low or zero emissions
  • Local source production
  • 22. 
    The ___________ fuel cell is a poor ionic conductor at lower temperatures.

  • Molten-Carbonate
  • Alkaline
  • Phosphoric Acid
  • Solid Oxide
  • 23. 
    Which layer distribute fuel and oxidant within the cell, separate the individual cells in the stack, collect the current, carry water away from each cell, humidify gases, and keep cells cool?

  • Electrolyte
  • Catalyst
  • Gas Diffusion
  • Bipolar plate
  • 24. 
    A process that uses waste energy to produce heat or electricity.

  • Cogeneration
  • Electrolysis
  • Recycling
  • Oxidation
  • 25. 
    Which layer does the conversion of chemical energy of reactants to electrical energy, heat and water occur?

  • Catalyst layer
  • Electrolyte layer
  • Gas Diffusion layer
  • 26. 
    The ___________ fuel cell does not run on hydrogen.

  • Alkaline
  • Phosphoric Acid
  • Solid Oxide
  • Direct methanol
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