In a fuel cell methanol is used as fuel and oxygen gas is used as an oxidizer. The reaction is `:
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Date: 2020-08-02

In a fuel cell methanol is used as fuel and oxygen gas is used as an oxidizer. The reaction is `:`  `CH_(3)OH_((l))+(3)/(2)O_(2(g))rarr CO_((g))+2H_(2)O_((l))`  At `298K` standard Gibb's energies of formation for `CH_(3)OH(l), H_(2)O(l)` and `CO_(2)(g)` are `-166.2,-237.2` and `-394.4kJ mol^(-1)` respectively. If standard enthalpy of combustion of methanol is `-726kJ mol^(-1)`, efficiency of the fuel cell will be `:`