The major compounds of water gas (or synthesis gas or syngas) which are used for the synthesis of methanol and a number of hydrocarbons are (a) CO H (b) CO H (c) CO N (d) CO CO H

The mixture of 2 CO H is called water gas. The mixture of 2 COandH is used in the synthesis of methanol and number of hydrocarbons. It is also called synthesis gas or „syngas‟ 21. Approximately 77% of ……..X……. is produced from petrochemicals, 18% from coal, 4% from the electrolysis of aqueous solutions and 1% from other sources. Here X refers to. (a) Electrolytic dihydrogen (b) Industrial nitrogen (c) Steam (d) Industrial dihydrogen 77%of the industrial dihydrogen is produced from petrochemicals, 18% from coal, 4% from electrolysis of aqueous solutions and 1% from other sources.