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        Using a current of 3-5 amp. and 70 v., a mixture of CO and H₂O yields HCOOH, while CO₂ and H₂O give HCOOH, and O₂; CO and H₂ yield CH₂O, which polymerizes; CO₂ and H₂ yield HCOOH.  On subjecting mixtures of equal volumes of CH₄ and CO to the silent discharge, acetaldehyde and its condensation and polymerization products are obtained.