Give the name of the monomer used to make poly(chloroethene). And describe how monomer molecules form polymer molecules.
- Briefly explain the etymology of hydrocarbon names and how polymers are named. The answer is therfore, chloroethene.
2. Draw a structure for chloroethene and show in diagram how chloroethene polymerises.
3. Highlight the important steps of the polymerisation process in Step (2) and how they can be written in a word answer in a GCSE level paper * Double bond breaks * Molecules join (this process is NOT a reaction) * To form a long chain
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