JAMB - Chemistry (2007 - No. 36)
The hydrocarbon used in the production of styrene is
ethyne
propyne
ethane
ethene
Vysvětlení
Styrene is produced from the monomer ethylbenzene through a process called dehydrogenation, where hydrogen is removed from ethylbenzene to create styrene; dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene, a compound obtained by reacting ethylene and benzene. However, ethylene is also known as ethene.