Question

Look at the equation CO2+H2 CO+H2O. CO is a _____.

Answer 1

Answer: CO is considered as a product.

Explanation:

A general chemical equation for a combination reaction follows:

$A+B\rightarrow C$

To write a chemical equation, we must follow some of the rules:

• The reactants must be written on the left side of the direction arrow.
• A '+' sign is written between the reactants, when more than one reactants are present.
• An arrow is added after all the reactants are written in the direction where reaction is taking place. Here, the reaction is taking place in forward direction.
• The products must be written on the right side of the direction arrow.
• A '+' sign is written between the products, when more than one products are present.

For the given chemical equation:

$CO_2+H_2\rightarrow CO+H_2O$

$CO_2\text{ and }H_2$ are the reactants in the reaction and $CO\text{ and }H_2O$ are the products in the reaction.

Hence, CO is considered as a product.

Answer 2

Carbon monoxide gas 20 characters