How Fuel Cells Work. Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells used in automobilesâalso called Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cellsâuse hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air to produce electricity. The diagram and animation below show how a PEM fuel cell works.
Sound is what happens when you transmit vibrations of energy through that matter. Sound is made up of wave vibrations. When you talk aloud, the motion of your vocal cords causes the air to vibrate. Air is made up of molecules, and as those air molecules vibrate, they hit each other.
The speed of sound is how fast the wave or vibrations pass through the medium or matter. The type of matter has a large impact on the speed at which the sound will travel. For example, sound travels faster in water than air. Sound travels even faster in steel. In dry air, sound travels at 343 meters per second (768 mph).