Can Protons in Hydrogen Fuel Cells Generate Electrical Current Like Electrons?

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Protons in hydrogen fuel cells primarily function as ions, contributing to the chemical reactions that generate electricity but do not create a current in the same way electrons do. The discussion raises the idea of using protons to generate power, possibly by turning a magnetic ring, but this concept faces challenges due to the nature of protons in a conductor. Protons are not mobile in the same manner as electrons, limiting their ability to create a circuit. In a fuel cell, protons help attract electrons, facilitating the overall process but do not serve as a direct source of electrical current. The feasibility of using protons for additional power generation remains uncertain.
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i was thinking over how a hydrogen fuel cell works, seperating the electrons and protons (into its ions like any other way of converting electrical energy to chemical) but i wondered if the protons as well as the electrons could be used as a current to creat a circuit such as the electrons do, or at the least could these protons be use to turn a magnetic ring around some metal to produce a secondary generator of power?
 
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i was thinking over how a hydrogen fuel cell works, seperating the electrons and protons (into its ions like any other way of converting electrical energy to chemical) but i wondered if the protons as well as the electrons could be used as a current to creat a circuit such as the electrons do, or at the least could these protons be use to turn a magnetic ring around some metal to produce a secondary generator of power?

How do you propose to have non-interacting mobile protons in a conductor?

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The protons are already used in a fuel cell as ions are used in a battery - they are what attract the electrons (sorta).
 

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