Chapter 17, Problem 17.56QP

Water gas, a mixture of H₂ and CO, is a fuel made by reacting steam with red-hot coke (a by-product of coal distillation):

${\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}(g)+\text{C}(s)\stackrel{}{\rightleftharpoons }\text{CO}(g)+{\text{H}}_2(g)$

From the data in Appendix 2, estimate the temperature at which the reaction begins to favor the formation of products.