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When methane mixed with oxygen is passed through heated molybdenum oxide, the main product formed is :

A

methanoic acid

B

ethanal

C

methanol

D

methanal.

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D
Methanal is manufactured by controlled oxidation of methane by air in presence of various metallic oxides as catalyst.
`CH_(4)O_(2)overset("Mo-oxide")underset("catalyst") to underset("methanal") (HCHO)+H_(2)O`
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