Name the monomers present in the following polymers.
Bakelite
Buna-N
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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.