Polymersation Reaction 1:
Step 1: Start with ethane (C2H6)
Step 2: Use a catalyst to initiate the reaction and break the C-C bond in ethane
Step 3: Form a radical intermediate by removing a hydrogen atom from one of the ethane molecules
Step 4: The radical intermediate reacts with another ethane molecule to form a new C-C bond
Step 5: Repeat the process to form a chain of ethane molecules
Step 6: The resulting molecule is polyethylene (C2H4)n, a polymer of ethane.