A typical example of an exothermic reversible reaction conducted at high pressure in industry is (A) Dehydration of ethanol (B) Methanol synthesis (C) Reformation of methane (D) Polymerisation of ethylene

A typical example of an exothermic reversible reaction conducted at
high pressure in industry is
(A) Dehydration of ethanol
(B) Methanol synthesis
(C) Reformation of methane
(D) Polymerisation of ethylene
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(A) Dehydration of ethanol
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