2. Hydration of Alkenes

What are the conditions used for industrial hydration of alkenes?

Acid catalysed hydration of alkene is an example for

Which among the following alkenes is most reactive for acid catalyzed hydration reaction?A     EtheneB     PropeneC     2-methylpropeneD     1-butene

recall the reactants and conditions by which alkenes can beproduced

What is an alkene?An unsaturated hydrocarbon with at least one carbon-carbon double bondA saturated hydrocarbon with no carbon-carbon double bondsA saturated hydrocarbon with at least one carbon-carbon double bondAn unsaturated hydrocarbon with no carbon-carbon double bonds2Which of the following is an alkene?C4H10C2H4CH4C2H63What happens to bromine water when propene is added?Changes from colourless to cloudyChanges from orange to colourlessNo changeChanges from orange to black4Which of the following processes is involved in ‘cracking’? PolymerisationReductionCombustionThermal decomposition5Cracking involves the breakdown of larger less useful hydrocarbons into smaller more useful ones. Which of the following is a use for small alkenes? To make plasticsAs medicineAs fuelTo make roads6Which of these alkenes has the lowest boiling point? C3H6C5H10C4H8C2H4