Red hot coke reacts with steam to form hydrogen and .

carbon monoxide

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carbon dioxide

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Solution

The correct option is A carbon monoxide
$C + H_{2} O (g) \to C O (g) + H_{2} ↑$

The gas evolved is also known as syn (synthetic) gas as it is used as an intermediate in producing synthetic petroleum for use as a fuel or lubricant.

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