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Producer Gas is a Mixture of (A) CO + H2 (B) H2 + CH4 (C) CO + N2 + H2 (D) CO + H2O

Answer: (C) CO + N2 + H2

Explanation:

  • Producer gas is made from materials like coal.
  • Used as a fuel in a furnace where there is burning of coal or coke and the air is passed with steam over it.
  • It is an inflammable mixture of carbon mono-oxide, nitrogen and hydrogen.
  • Another name used for producer gas is Air-gas.
  • Mostly used in industries to generate steam and as fuel.
  • Can also be used to separate Co from the fuel cells.
  • Hence, producer gas is basically CO + N2 + H2.