NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What happens when the mixture of gaseous products containing oxygen is passed over red-hot coke?
Options
- AOxygen is converted to carbon monoxide
- BOxygen is converted to carbon dioxide
- CCarbon is converted to carbon dioxide
- DNitrogen is released
Correct answer
A. Oxygen is converted to carbon monoxide
Step-by-step solution
When the mixture of gaseous products containing oxygen is passed over red-hot coke, "all the oxygen is converted to carbon monoxide."