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Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2. It is a colourless, flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure.[7] It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon–carbon double bonds).
Ethylene is widely used in the chemical industry, and its worldwide production (over 150 million tonnes in 2016[8]) exceeds that of any other organic compound.[9][10] Much of this production goes toward creating polythene, which is a widely used plastic containing polymer chains of ethylene units in various chain lengths. Production emits greenhouse gases, including methane from feedstock production and carbon dioxide from any non-sustainable energy used.
Ethylene is also an important natural plant hormone and is used in agriculture to induce ripening of fruits.[11] The hydrate of ethylene is ethanol.
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