Consider the following statements regarding Water Gas and its industrial applications: 1. Water gas is produced by passing steam over red-hot coke at temperatures above 1000 °C in an endothermic reaction. 2. The Water Gas Shift Reaction (WGSR) is used industrially to increase hydrogen yield by reacting carbon monoxide in water gas with steam in the presence of a catalyst. 3. Water gas is also known as "syngas" (synthesis gas) because it serves as a starting material for the industrial synthesis of methanol and synthetic hydrocarbons. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 and 2 only
  • B: 2 and 3 only
  • C: 1 and 3 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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