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The catalyst used in the manufacturing of methyl alcohol from water gas is:
  1. CuO+ZnO
  2. Zn+Cu
  3. Cu+Cr2O3
  4. ZnO+Cr2O3

A
ZnO+Cr2O3
B
Zn+Cu
C
CuO+ZnO
D
Cu+Cr2O3
Solution
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Water-gas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. It is also known as synthesis gas.

It is widely used to produce methanol by the below-mentioned reaction:
CO+2H2CH3OH

This reaction requires ZnO and Cr2O3 as catalyst which produces methanol with high selectivity (>99.8%).

Hence, option A is correct.

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