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Give equation for the following :

steam is passed over red hot coke.


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Reaction of steam and red hot coke:

  • When steam is passed over red hot coke, it will lead to the formation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas.
  • The mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is known as water gas.
  • The balanced chemical reaction can be represented as:

C(s)Redhotcoke+H2O(g)Steam1000°C[CO(g)Carbonmonoxide+H2(g)Hydrogen]Watergas


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