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In the manufacture of polythene by the Ziegler process using ethene, the temperature for proper polymerisation required is

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The correct option is C

High density polythene is formed when addition polymerisation of ethene takes place in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of Ziegler-Natta catalyst at a temperature of 333 K to 343 K and under a pressure of 6-7 atmospheres.


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