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(a) What is the effect of running the system at a high temperature?

(b) What is the effect of then lowering the temperature?

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Hydrogen gas is not available easily and therefore must be produced. One usual method is the steam reforming methane. This method consists of two stages.

The second stage is based on the reuse of carbon monoxide in the production of hydrogen gas:

CO(g)+H2O(g)CO2(g)+H2(g)\mathrm{CO(g) + H_2O(g) \leftrightarrows CO_2(g) + H_2(g)}

with an enthalpy of reaction of -45 kJ. This reactions occurs in two phases: high temperature and low temperature.

Based on this answer:

(a) why high temperature is used in the first phase?

(b) why the temperature was lowered?

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