Question

difference between addition and condensation polymerization with examples

Answer 1

Addition polymerization occurs by a chain reaction in which one carbon-carbon double bond adds to another. Monomers continue to react with the end of the growing polymer chain in an addition polymerization reaction until the reactive intermediate is destroyed in a termination reaction. ex :- ethene to polyethene

Polyethylene terephthalate is a common condensation polymer.

Condensation polymers are any kind of polymers formed through a condensation reaction—where molecules join together—losing small molecules as byproducts such as water or methanol. The main alternative forms of polymerization are chain polymerization and polyaddition, both of which give addition polymers.ex :- carboxylic acid + alcohol=RCOOR+HCL