Answers to Flammable Hydrogen-Air Mixtures Question

Answer b) is correct.

A spark you can barely feel, e.g., from a static discharge, already has about 50 times as much energy as needed to ignite a mixture of hydrogen and air (21 % oxygen). A typical spark that you experience has over 1000 times the energy required for ignition of the mixture. At higher oxygen concentrations, the mixture is even more easily ignited.

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