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Answer: Producer gas (carbon monoxide) is prepared by
Chapter 6, Problem 90P(choose chapter or problem)
Producer gas (carbon monoxide) is prepared by passing air over red-hot coke:
\(C(s)+\frac{1}{2} O_{2}(g) \rightarrow C O(g)\)
Water gas (mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) is prepared by passing steam over red-hot coke:
\(C(s)+H_{2} O(g) \rightarrow C O(g)+H_{2}(g)\)
For many years, both producer gas and water gas were used as fuels in industry and for domestic cooking. The large-scale preparation of these gases was carried out alternately, that is, first producer gas, then water gas, and so on. Using thermochemical reasoning, explain why this procedure was chosen.
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QUESTION:
Producer gas (carbon monoxide) is prepared by passing air over red-hot coke:
\(C(s)+\frac{1}{2} O_{2}(g) \rightarrow C O(g)\)
Water gas (mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) is prepared by passing steam over red-hot coke:
\(C(s)+H_{2} O(g) \rightarrow C O(g)+H_{2}(g)\)
For many years, both producer gas and water gas were used as fuels in industry and for domestic cooking. The large-scale preparation of these gases was carried out alternately, that is, first producer gas, then water gas, and so on. Using thermochemical reasoning, explain why this procedure was chosen.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Here, we are calculating the standard enthalpy change for the combustion reaction of CO gas (producer gas).
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= -110 kJ/mol