Question

Producer gas is a mixture of

• A. carbon monoxide and nitrogen gas
• B. carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas
• C. carbon monoxide and water vapour
• D. carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide

Answer 1

The correct option is A carbon monoxide and nitrogen gas

Producer gas, mixture of flammable gases (principally carbon monoxide and hydrogen) and nonflammable gases (mainly nitrogen and carbon dioxide) made by the partial combustion of carbonaceous substances, usually coal, in an atmosphere of air and steam. Producer gas has lower heating value than other gaseous fuels, but it can be manufactured with relatively simple equipment; it is used mainly as a fuel in large industrial furnaces.