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| 2. | Waste polymers can be ____________________ (another word for burned) to release the energy they store |
| 5. | This is the mechanism by which addition occurs across a double bond in alkenes |
| 7. | The polymers have bonds that are weakened by absorbing light |
| 9. | Bromine is ________________ when added to an alkene |
| 10. | This acid is used as a catalyst with steam to convert ethene into ethanol |
| 12. | Polymer that is used to coat pans to make them non-stick |
| 14. | These have the same structural formula but a different arrangement of the atoms in space. |
| 15. | Alkenes undergo rapid____________ reactions with halogens like chlorine or bromine at room temperature |
| 17. | biodegradable polymers are made from this substance so that they can be broken down by microorganisms . |
| 18. | Molecule with at least 1C=C |
| 21. | General formula is CnH2n |
| 22. | This is 120 around the C in C=C |
| 25. | A carbocation with 3 different groups attached is called a ____________ ion |
| 28. | Alkyl groups are electron ______________ |
| 29. | This catalyst is used to carry out an addition reaction where hydrogen is added to an alkene |
| 30. | Using the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules, if the groups with higher priority are on different sides of a C=C the isomer is described as a - isomer |
| 32. | The pi bond is _____________ than the sigma bond |
| 33. | Using the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules, if the groups with higher priority are on the same side of a C=C the isomer is described as a - isomer |