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CBSE - Chemistry - Carbon and its Compounds

Carbon and its Compounds

Long Answer Type

Explain the given reactions with the examples (a) Hydrogenation reaction

Addition of hydrogen to unsaturated hydrocarbon to obtain a saturated hydrocarbon is called hydrogenation reaction. Hydrogenation is used for converting unsaturated vegetable oil into fat. This can be shown by following equation:

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