Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen under certain conditions to form methanol (CH₃OH). Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction indicating the physical states of reactants and product as well as the conditions under which this reaction takes place.

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Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen under the following conditions:
(i) 300 atm. pressure
(ii) 300^oC temperature
(iii) in the presence of ZnO and CrO₃ as catalysts

The balanced chemical equation for the given reaction is as follows:
CO (g) + 2H₂(g) $\to_{ZnO + {CrO}_{3}}^{300 atm, 300^{o} C}$ CH₃OH (l)

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