Multiple choice

The catalyst (s) used in the conversion of ethene to ethanal in Wacker process is/are

A. PdCl2 B. CuCl2 C. Fe D. TiCl4/(C2H5)3Al

  1. A only

  2. C only

  3. A and B

  4. B and C

  5. C and D
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Explanation

PdCl2 is used as a ctatlyst in the conversion of ethene to ethanal in Wacker process. In Deacon process, CuCl2 is used as a catalyst for the preparation of chlorine from HCl. Fe is used as a catalyst in Haber process for the formation of ammonia. A mixture of TiCl4 and triethyl aluminium (Zeigler-Natta catalyst) is used for converting SO2 to SO3 in Contact process.

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