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Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen under certain conditions to form methanol. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction indicating the physical states of reactants and products as well as the conditions under which this reaction takes place.
Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen under certain conditions to form methanol. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction indicating the physical states of reactants and products as well as the conditions under which this reaction takes place.
CBSE | Chemical Reactions and Equations | Chemistry | Class 10 | Lakhmir Singh | Science
Carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen under certain conditions to form methanol. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction indicating the physical states of reactants and products as well as the conditions under which this reaction takes place.

Answer:

Carbon dioxide reacts with hydrogen under certain conditions to form methanol. The reaction for the same is as follows:

CO(g) + 2H2(g) → CH3OH

Conditions for the reaction to take place:

  1. Pressure: 300atm
  2. Temperature: 300℃
  3. Catalyst: zinc oxide and chromium oxide

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