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The production of dihydrogen obtained from coal gasification can be increased by reacting carbon monoxide of syngas mixture with steam in presence of a catalyst iron-chromium. What is this process called?

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Hydrogen reaction
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Water-gas shift reaction
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Coal-gas shift reaction
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Syn gasification
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The correct option is A Water-gas shift reaction
The production of dihydrogen can be increased by reacting carbon monoxide of syngas with steam. This is called water-gas shift reaction.

CO(g)+H2O(g)673K−−−−CatalystCO2(g)+H2(g)

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