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Solved 2022 Semester 2 Question Paper ICSE Class 10 Chemistry — Question 9

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Question 1(ix)

The catalyst used for the conversion of ethene to ethane:

  1. Iron
  2. Nickel
  3. Cobalt
  4. Molybdenum
Answer

Nickel

Reason — The catalyst used for conversion of ethene to ethane is commonly nickel.

C2H4 ethene+H2→300°CNickleC2H6ethane\underset{\text{ ethene}}{\text{C}_2\text{H}_4} + \text{H}_2 \xrightarrow[300\degree\text{C}]{\text{Nickle}} \underset{\text{ethane}}{\text{C}_2\text{H}_6}