Isn't liquid hydrogen dangerous to use as a gasoline ?

Question

I think it was highly explosive.

Or have scientists figured out a way around that ?

Answer 1

It is the most explosive gas there is. It will leak through most hoses. It will leak through a loose connector. The very cold temperature will cause some metals to break like glass. If u has 10 gal liquid hydrogen in your car and crashed it could wipe out the hold block.

Answer 2

only if you use it incorrectly

Answer 3

Scientists have figured out a way around it. The reason it is explosive: the hydrogen fuel cell stores the hydrogen, which could potentially be explosive. The solution: Electrolysis, which creates hydrogen constantly, and does not store it for later: only creating hydrogen when the battery sends electricity through water and baking soda.

Answer 4

liquid hydrogen is inherintly dangerous... I dont currently know of any vehicles that run on liquid hydrogen but there are many who claim to have a sytem that produces hydrogen from water for automotive use. Google water cars and take it from there

Answer 5

FAR MORE dangerous than ANY other fossil fuel.  The risk of leaking is far greater.

Hydrogen gas can explode from 20% to 80% concentration.  That wide range is what makes it dangerous.

Answer 6

yep it is and it would scold you aswell if you touched it...(its similar to liquid nitrogen.)

Answer 7

Hydrogen catches fire easily, but has much less energy content per gallon than gasoline.   It is also lighter, so much of it would go up when it evaporates and catches fire instead of staying low and burning like gasoline.    If I was in a vehicle where the fuel tank were to blow up on me, I'd prefer it to be full of hydrogen than gasoline.

Answer 8

Yes but so are the hydrocarbons we use today