1. In a methanol - oxygen fuel cell, methanol is oxidized at the anode.
2. In a ethanol - oxygen fuel cell, ethanol is oxidized at the cathode.
Exactly what factor determines the location on where these fuels get oxidized?
I got confused about the anodes and cathodes in a fuel cell.
In an electrochemical cell ie fuel cell,
Anode is negative
Cathode is negative
Whereas in electrolytic cells
Anode is positive
Cathode is positive
<fuel> gets oxidized at the anode, oxygen gets reduced at the cathode.