Reactions of ethene sim
Add bromine, hydrogen or steam across the C=C of ethene under the right conditions, name the product, and harden vegetable oil into margarine by adding hydrogen.
Alkenes: addition reactions · covers the O-Level, IGCSE, GCSE topic
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