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Hydrocarbons

Question
CBSEENCH11007670

What happens when steam is passed through methane at 1273 K in the presence of nickel catalyst?

Solution

Methane reacts with steam at 1273 K in the presence of nickel catalyst to form carbon monoxide and dihydrogen.
CH subscript 4 space plus space straight H subscript 2 straight O space rightwards arrow from Heat to Ni of space CO space plus space 3 straight H subscript 2