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NEET 2004
Exam
NEET
Year
2004
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Polymers

NEET 2004 · Chemistry · Polymers

Which one of the following is a chain growth polymer?

Which one of the following is a chain growth polymer?Which one of the following is a chain growth polymer?

Options

  1. AStarch
  2. BNucleic acid
  3. CPolystyrene
  4. DProtein

Correct answer

C. Polystyrene

Step-by-step solution

Polystyrene is an addition polymer that results when styrene monomers interconnect (polymerization). In the polymerization, the carbon-carbon π\pi bond of the vinyl group is broken and a new carbon-carbon σ\sigma bond is formed, attaching to the carbon of another styrene monomer to the chain. Which one of the following is a chain growth polymer?
Related Theory In chain growth, the polymer chain always grows one monomer at a time. In step growth, the polymer chain doubles with each step. As a result, the rate of growth of the polymer chain is very different in these two cases. Chain growth results in a steady increase in chain length with every coupling step.
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