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Question
Hydrogen is manufactured by the 'Bosch Process'.
How can you obtain hydrogen from a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide?
Solution
The mixture is passed through an ammoniacal cuprous chloride solution in order to dissolve any uncombined carbon monoxide.
\[\ce{CuCl + CO + 2H2O →CuCl.CO.2H2O}\]
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