Question

Define and give an example of a homopolymer?

Answer 1

Polymer:

• In polymer, the word “poly” means many, and “mer” means units.
• Polymers are substances that are made from the many repeating structural units called monomers.
• Monomers may be of the same type or may be of different types.
• The formation of polymers from monomer units is called polymerization.

Homopolymer:

• Homopolymer is a polymer that is made up of only one type of monomer unit.
• For example, polythene (monomer unit is ethylene), PVC ( monomer unit is vinyl chloride), etc.