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    Why not use hydroxides as the ion source in ion thrusters

    Why can't dissolved hydroxides (for example KOH) be used as ions in ion thrusters? (K+) and (OH-) ions do not require any energy to form from KOH unlike (Xe+) ions
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    Graduate Can protons leave the proton-exchange membrane of a working fuel cell?

    Can protons leave the proton-exchange membrane of a working fuel cell instead of reaching its cathode because of a strong external electric field?
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    Graduate The passage of negatively charged ions through a thin metal wall

    Assume a few mm-thick aluminium wall behind which is placed some number of negatively charged oxygen molecules. (The diameter of oxygen molecule is lower than a distance between atoms of solid aluminium) Is it possible for an external electric field to make those ions infiltrate through the...
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