Question

Water gas is:

• A. $ CO+{{N}_{2}} $
• B. $ CO+C{{O}_{2}}+C{{H}_{4}} $
• C. $ C{{O}_{2}}+{{N}_{2}} $
• D. $ CO+{{H}_{2}} $

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Water gas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. It is obtained by passing steam over red-hot coke. It is a good fuel gas $ C+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\underset{water\text{ }gas}{\mathop{CO+{{H}_{2}}}}\, $