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What polymerisation? Explain with suitable example. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :A polymer is a large molecule formed by the combination of large number of small molecules (monomers). This process is known as polymerisation a few examples are: (i) `underset(("ethene"))(nCH_(2) =CH_(2)) = underset(873K)overset("red hot iron tube")(rarr) underset(("Polythene"))(-CH_(2) - CH_(2)-)` (ii) `underset(("PROPENE"))(nCH_(2) - CH) = CH_(2) underset(873K)overset("red hot iron tube")(rarr) underset(("Polypropene"))((-underset(underset((CH_(3)))(|))(CH) - CH_(2)-)_(n))` (iii) `underset(("Styrene"))(nCH_(2) = underset(underset(C_(6)H_(5))(|))(CH_(2))) underset(873K)overset("red hot iron tube")(rarr) underset(("POLYSTYRENE"))((-underset(underset(C_(6)H_(5))(|))(CH_(2)) - CH-))_(n)` |
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