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Which of the following product is obtained when a mixture of MethaneCH4 and OxygenO2 is passed through heat Molybdenum(Mo2O3) at 543Kand 100atm pressure?


A

Ethanal

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Methanol

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Methanal

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D

Methanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is C

Methanal


The explanation for the correct option

(C) Methanal

  • Methanal is formed when a mixture of MethaneCH4 and OxygenO2 is passed through heat Molybdenum(Mo2O3)
  • The reaction can be written as
  • CH4(aq)+O2(g)Mo-OxideHCHO(aq)+H2O(l)(Methane)(Oxygen)(Methanal)(Water)
  • This reaction is known as the catalytic oxidation of methane.

Hence, Option (C) Methanal is the correct

The explanation for the incorrect options
(A) Ethanal

  • When a mixture of methane and oxygen is heated in the presence of heated molybdenum, Methanal is formed
  • Ethanal is a wrong answer

(B) Methanol

  • When a mixture of methane and oxygen is heated in the presence of heated molybdenum, Methanal is formed
  • Methanol is a wrong answer

(D) Methanoic acid

  • When a mixture of methane and oxygen is heated in the presence of heated molybdenum, Methanal is formed
  • Methanoic acid is a wrong answer

Therefore, Option (C) Methanal is the correct


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