Question

what are siloxanes? How are they differ from silicones?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

Siloxanes are the compounds, linear or branched, containing alternate silicon-oxygen atoms in backbone with alkyl group or hydrogen as other groups attached to silicon atom. These alkyl groups can be same or different in a single siloxane.

Silicones are the polymers with siloxane units as monomers. These are formed by linking the siloxanes and have alternate silicon-oxygen atoms in backbone and alkyl groups as other groups bonded to silicon atom.

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