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Alkenes Flashcards

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How can you test for alkenes?

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Add the substance to bromine. If the bromine decolourises then it is a alkenes. This is because the double bond opens and bonds with the bromine.

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How can small alkenes be made into big alkenes?

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Polymerisation

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What can light and strechy polymers make?

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Plastic bags and memory foam

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What is a good point about polymers

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They don’t rot
They don’t get used up
They are cheap

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