Question
Write the monomers used for getting the following polymers.
(i) Polyvinyl chloride (ii) Teflon (iii) Bakelite.
Solution
(i) The monomer of polyvinyl chloride is CH2 = CHCl vinyl chloride.
(ii) The monomer of teflon is CF2 = CF2 tetrafluoroethylene.
(iii) The monomers involved in the formation of bakelite are HCHO formaldehyde and C6H5OH phenol.
