JAMB Chemistry 2017 Objective — Question 24

Question 24 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Chemistry 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Ethene is prepared industrially by

A. A. reforming
B. B. polymerization
C. C. distillation
D. D. crackingCorrect

Explanation

Ethene is industrially prepared by cracking heavy hydrocarbons, e.g. pentadecane can be cracked to give ethene among other hydrocarbons.

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