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Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds1 Mark
Question
What is hydrogenation? What is its industrial application?
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Answer

The addition of hydrogen to an unsaturated hydrocarbon to obtain a saturated hydrocarbon is called hydrogenation.
Application: Vegetable oils are hydrogenated to form vegetable ghee (or vanasapati ghee).

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