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Why isn’t hydrogen gas used as a domestic or industrial fuel, although it has a very high calorific value? State three reasons for the answer.

Class 8CBSEScienceChapter: Combustion and Flame
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Although hydrogen gas has a very high calorific value, it is not used as a domestic or industrial fuel due to the following reasons:
  • It is expensive.
  • It burns with an explosion.
  • It is extremely inflammable, so it is risky to store and transport hydrogen.
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