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Addition Reaction
Chemical reaction in which the atoms of an element or compound react with a double bond or triple bond in an organic compound by opening up one of the bonds and becoming attached to it, for example:
Another example is the addition of hydrogen atoms to unsaturated compounds in vegetable oils to produce margarine. Addition reactions are used to make polymers from alkenes.
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addition reaction
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covalent bond
cracking
crude oil
ethane
ethene
fossil fuel
fractional distillation
fractionating column
fuel
homologous series
hydrocarbon
isomer
kerosene
methane
monomer
natural gas
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petrol
petroleum
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polyethylene
polymer
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polystyrene
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polyvinyl chloride
propane
PVC
saturated compound
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addition reaction
alkane
alkene
bitumen
butane
carbon
coal
condensation (chemistry)
covalent bond
cracking
crude oil
ethane
ethene
fossil fuel
fractional distillation
fractionating column
fuel
homologous series
hydrocarbon
isomer
kerosene
methane
monomer
natural gas
oil refinery
organic chemistry
paraffin
petrol
petroleum
plastic (chemistry)
polyethylene
polymer
polymerization
polystyrene
polythene
polyvinyl chloride
propane
PVC
saturated compound
unsaturated compound
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