Question

In the manufacture of hydrogen, the reaction of water gas with excess steam in the presence of a catalyst is an __________ reaction​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

In the Bosch process,  hydrogen is produced from raw materials such as water and coke. When steam is passed over red-hot coke at a temperature of about 1200

0

C, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is produced. Excess steam is mixed with the carbon monoxide and hydrogen and passed over a catalyst which could either be iron(III) oxide(Fe

2

​

O

3

​

) or chromium(III) oxide(Cr

2

​

O

3

​

), at a high temperature.