One possible mechanism for the decomposition of ethane, C2Hs, into ethylene, C2H4, and hydrogen,C2H6 - C2H4 + H2includes the following steps.(1) C2H6 - 2CH3•(2) CH3• +C2H6 -CH4 + C2H5•(3) C2H5• - C2H4 + H•(4) H• + C2Hg →C2H5• + H2(5) H• + C2H5• C2H6 (a)Which step(s) initiate the reaction?O Step (3)O Step (4)O Step (5)O Step (2)O Step (1)eTextbook and Media(b)Which are propagation steps?O Step (4)O Step (1)O Step (3)O Step (5)O Step (2)(c)Which is the termination step?O Step (1)O Step (5)O Step (2)O Step (3)O Step (4)

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One possible mechanism for the decomposition of ethane, C2H6, into ethylene, C2H4, and hydrogen, C2H6 - C2H4 + H2 includes the following steps. (1) C2Hg – 2CH3• (2) CH3• + C2H6 →CH4 + C2H5• (3) C2H5. - C2H4 + H• (4) H• + C2Hg - C2H5• + H2 (5) H• + C2H5• → C2H6

One possible mechanism for the decomposition of ethane, C2H6, into ethylene, C2H4, and hydrogen, C2H6 - C2H4 + H2 includes the following steps. (1) C2Hg – 2CH3• (2) CH3• + C2H6 →CH4 + C2H5• (3) C2H5. - C2H4 + H• (4) H• + C2Hg - C2H5• + H2 (5) H• + C2H5• → C2H6

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One possible mechanism for the decomposition of ethane, C2Hs, into ethylene, C2H4, and hydrogen,
C2H6 - C2H4 + H2
includes the following steps.
(1) C2H6 - 2CH3•
(2) CH3• +C2H6 -CH4 + C2H5•
(3) C2H5• - C2H4 + H•
(4) H• + C2Hg →C2H5• + H2
(5) H• + C2H5• C2H6

(a)
Which step(s) initiate the reaction?
O Step (3)
O Step (4)
O Step (5)
O Step (2)
O Step (1)
eTextbook and Media
(b)
Which are propagation steps?
O Step (4)
O Step (1)
O Step (3)
O Step (5)
O Step (2)
(c)
Which is the termination step?
O Step (1)
O Step (5)
O Step (2)
O Step (3)
O Step (4)

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