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Question 1 Report

Name the type of chemical process involved in the production of

(a) polythene from ethene

(b) ethene from kerosene fraction of petroleum.

(d) margarine from vegetable oils

Answer

Answer Details

Type of chemical process involved:

(a) Polythene from ethene: addition polymerization.
(b) Ethene from the kerosene fraction of petroleum: cracking (thermal or catalytic cracking).
(c) Soap from vegetable oils: saponification (alkaline hydrolysis of the oil).
(d) Margarine from vegetable oils: hydrogenation (addition of hydrogen to the unsaturated oil).

Name the type of chemical process involved in the production of (a) polythene from ethene (b) ethene from kerosene fraction of petroleum. (c) soap from vege...