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Teflon, polystyrene and neoprene are all ________.


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copolymers

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condensation polymers

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homopolymers

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monomers

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Solution

The correct option is C

homopolymers


  • Homopolymers are addition polymers formed by the repetition of the exact same monomer unit. For example teflon ((CF2=CF2)n), polystyrene ((C8H8)n), neoprene((CH2CClCHCH2)n), etc.
  • Copolymers are also addition polymers. But, they are formed by two or more kinds of monomer units.
  • Condensation polymers contain more than one functional group in them.
  • Monomer units are the smallest repeating units that make up a polymer. However, teflon, polystrene and neoprene are polymers and not monomers.

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