Question: Consider a H 2 - O 2 fuel cell running on pure reactants, at atmospheric pressure, and at 2 5 oC . The following data

Consider a H2-O2 fuel cell running on pure reactants, at atmospheric pressure, and at 25oC. The following data are obtained while running the fuel cell on a very small loads: Voltage, (V) Measured Current, i (A/cm2)0.8570.0030.8240.010.8020.0180.7980.0220.7910.025 a. Calculate the Tafel slope (b), transfer coefficient (a), the exchange current density (i0), and the Tafel eq. intercept (a).(Assume the activation loss on the anode is negligible; i.e. the parameters calculated are for the rxn on the cathode). b. If the fuel cell is to be run at 0.25 A/cm2, calculate the voltage that is sacrificed to overcome the activation barrier associated with the electrochemical rxn.

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