Commercial hydrogen can be obtained by the action of steam on:
Correct answer: A. Marsh gas
- A. Marsh gas
- B. Coal gas
- C. Producer gas
- D. None of these
Explanation
All three options A, B, and C can give hydrogen when reacted with steam however, commercially only the steam-methane reforming method is used by the reaction of steam and marsh gas (common name for methane).
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