Multiple choice

Many of the transition metals behave as catalysts, either as the metal itself or as a compound. Which of the following pairs does not match correctly the transition metal catalysts with the chemical process catalysed by them?

  1. V2O5: Contact process

  2. Fe: Haber process

  3. Raney Nickel: Catalytic hydrogenation

  4. TiCl4: Reduction of alkenes

  5. Ziegler-Natta-polymerisation of ethene

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Raney nickel, which is very finely divided nickel powder, is a catalyst for the addition of hydrogen across C=C and C≡C bonds.