What is the primary compound used in the manufacturing of PVC?

Chloroethene

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Chloroethane

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Chloromethane

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ChloroPropene

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Solution

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Chloroethene

The polymerisation is the process in which a large number of small molecules combine to form a single large complex molecule. PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) is a polymer obtained from the continuous addition of vinyl chloride (Chloro- ethene).

$n C H_{2} = C H - C l p o l y m e r i s e \to (- C H_{2} - C H C l -)_{n}$

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