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The catalyst used for the conversion of ethene to ethane:
- (a)Iron
- (b)Nickel
- (c)Cobalt
- (d)Molybdenum
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Nickel
Reason — The catalyst used for conversion of ethene to ethane is commonly nickel.
$\underset{\text{ ethene}}{\text{C}_2\text{H}_4} + \text{H}_2 \xrightarrow[300^{\circ}\text{C}]{\text{Nickle}} \underset{\text{ethane}}{\text{C}_2\text{H}_6}$