Electrolier was the name for a fixture, usually pendent from the ceiling, for holding electric lamps. The word is analogous to chandelier, from which it was formed. Lamp can be: A portable light fixture such as a table lamp or reading lamp (common usage) Lamp (electrical component), a replacable component that produces light, such as: Incandescent light bulb, also known as an incandescent lamp Fluorescent lamp Gas discharge lamp Arc lamp Signal lamp, a device used for... A chandelier in the U.S. vice presidents ceremonial office in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House grounds. ...
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Meanwhile, a stream of oxygen is delivered to the cathode side of the MEA.
At the cathode side oxygen molecules react with the protons permeating through the polymer electrolye membrane and the electrons arriving through the external circuit for form water molecules.
To function, the membrane must conduct hydrogen ions (protons) but not electrons as this would in effect "short circuit" the fuel cell.