Question

What is an addition reaction?

Answer 1

An addition reaction is a reaction where two smaller molecules react to form a bigger molecule with no other products.

Explanation:

For example:

`"ethene " + " bromine" rarr "1,2-dibromoethane"`

`"C"_2"H"_4 + "Br"_2 rarr "C"_2"H"_4"Br"_2`