Explanation
- A
Only one
Only one. Syngas routes feed more than one of the listed chemicals.
- B
Only two
Only two. Coal gasification gives syngas (CO + H2), which is a feedstock for ethanol/methanol-family fuels and for ammonia-urea. Nitroglycerine is not made that way.
- C
All the three
All three. Nitroglycerine is glycerol plus nitric acid, not a gasification product.
- D
None
None. Two of the three can sit on a syngas chain.
Summary. Official Set A key is (b) only two. Coal gasification makes syngas. From syngas you can reach methanol/ethanol-type fuels and ammonia, hence urea. Nitroglycerine is made by nitrating glycerol for explosives and medicine; it does not come from coal gas. So I and III can be tied to gasification; II cannot. That is two, not one, not three, not none.
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