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What is an addition reaction?

Answer 1

Isabella Acosta

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

For example:

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

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

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Answer 2

Nicholas Antonuccio

An addition reaction is a chemical reaction where two or more substances combine to form a larger molecule without the elimination of any atoms. It involves the addition of atoms or groups to double or triple bonds, resulting in a saturated compound.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.