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Q. The alcohol manufactured from water gas is :

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Methanol is commercially obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of water gas $\left( CO + H _{2}\right)$
$CO +2H_2 \xrightarrow[Cuo/Zno /Cr_2O_3]{573\,K ;200 \,atm} CH_3OH$
Ethanol is commercially obtained either by hydration of ethene or fermentation of carbohydrates.