Answer to Question #5006 in Physical Chemistry for Bobby H

Question

To my understanding once hydrogen is heated up to an extreme temperature, it becomes plasma. So what would happen if hot plasma traveled through hydrogen stored inside of a fuel cell? Would it cause the cell to explode; would the stored hydrogen become plasma and therefore pass through the cell, leaving it? If not, what would happen?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hydrogen does not burn without other gases that exhibit oxidative properties, so
the explosion will not occur.Probably hydrogen, which will operate the plasma
itself becomes a plasma, but in this case the balance will depend on
temperature.