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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

And the Winner is . . .

Congratulations to Dawn and Daniel Wilkins along with their three children! Dawn was the first to send in the right answer to the trivia question. Her family will be receiving a free one year membership to Imagination Station.

Be sure to check back in next Monday, Dec. 17th, for our next Trivia Give Away contest.

The correct answer to this week's question is Water - H2O. This is what makes Hydrogen such an attractive option for powering vehicles and creating electricity. The Hydrogen burns creating the necessary pressure to run a combustion engine or to power a generator; and, the only byproduct is H2O, or water vapor.

When you see a flame what you are witnessing is the energy being released when oxygen molecules break apart and join with what is burning. So, for example, when wood is burned, which has a high level of carbon, the carbon is joining with the oxygen, thus producing Carbon Dioxide (CO2). So, when hydrogen burns it goes through the same process and produces H2O.

If there are any questions you can leave them in comment section below, or feel free to contact me by e-mail.

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