Question

Ethane is obtained by heating ethene with hydrogen. This reaction is

called____ reaction.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ethene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon whereas ethane is a saturated hydrocarbon. The process of addition of hydrogen to an unsaturated hydrocarbon to obtain a saturated hydrocarbon is known as hydrogenation. It takes place in presence of nickel catalyst.

The reaction can be given as follow:

CH

2

=CH

2

+H

2

Ni

CH

3

−CH

3