Question

Name the monomers present in the following polymers.

1. Bakelite
2. Buna-N

Answer 1

Monomers:

• Monomers are low molecular mass compounds and are the smallest repeating part of a polymer. Examples of monomers are- Adipic acid, hexamethylenediamine, acrylonitrile, vinyl chloride, etc.

Polymers:

• Polymers are heavy molecular mass compounds that are formed by the repetitive bondings of many smaller monomeric units. Examples of polymers are- Nylon-6,6, Polyacrylonitrile, Polyvinylchloride, Teflon, etc.

Polymerization

• Polymerization is a chemical reaction in which many monomeric units that (may be the same or different) bond chemically to form a high molecular weight polymer.
• Copolymerization is a chemical reaction in which two or more than two different types of monomeric units are chemically bonded to form a polymer.
• Bakelite is formed by the polymerization of formaldehyde and phenol.
• Buna-N is formed by the polymerization of Buta-1,3-diene and Acrylo Nitrile.