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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

The gas produced by the passage of air over hot coke is

  1. A carbon monoxide
  2. B carbon dioxide
  3. C producer gas
  4. D water gas
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(C) producer gas

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The gas produced by passage of air over hot coke is called producer gas. The reaction proceeds as: \[ 2 \mathrm{C}+\underbrace{\mathrm{O}_2+\mathrm{N}_2}_{\text {Coke }} \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \underbrace{2 \mathrm{CO}+\mathrm{N}_2}_{\text {Producer gas }} \] Other…