Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Give 3 uses of carbon monoxide....

Give 3 uses of carbon monoxide.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

(i) Equimolar mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide - water gas and the mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen - producer gas are important industrial fuels
(ii) Carbon monoxide is a good reducing agent and can reduce many metal oxides to metals.
(iii) Carbon monoixde is an important ligand and forms carbonyl compound with transition metals
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • P - BLOCK ELEMENTS - I

    SURA PUBLICATION|Exercise ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (LONG ANSWER)|3 Videos

  • P - BLOCK ELEMENTS - I

    SURA PUBLICATION|Exercise ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (HOTS)|4 Videos

  • P - BLOCK ELEMENTS - I

    SURA PUBLICATION|Exercise ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERY SHORT ANSWER)|25 Videos

  • ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

    SURA PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ANSWERS|12 Videos

  • P-BLOCK ELEMENTS - II

    SURA PUBLICATION|Exercise UNIT TEST ( III. ANSWER IN A PARAGRAPH :)|6 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Give the uses of carbon dioxide.

(i) How will you convert boric acid to boron nitride? (ii) Mention the uses of carbon monoxide.

Name the main sources of carbon monoxide pollution.

(i) Explain the role of carbon monoxide in the purification of nickel? (ii) Describe the structure of diborane.