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Who invented the first fuel cell?(a) Francis Bacon(b) Thomas Grubb(c) Leonard Niedrach(d) William GroveThe question was posed to me in a job interview.Origin of the question is Electrochemistry topic in portion Electrochemistry of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right CHOICE is (d) William Grove

For explanation I would SAY: The first fuel cell was conceived by SIR William Robert Grove in 1839. He mixed HYDROGEN and oxygen in the presence of an electrolyte and produced electricity and water. The fuel cell he made used similar materials to today’s phosphoric acid fuel cell.



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