)What are monomers?Name the monomer for polythene and acrylic?
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Answer: A monomer is a molecule that forms the basic unit for polymers, which are the building blocks of proteins.
Monomer for Polyethene is ethylene CH2=CH2, such as Polyethylene low density (LDPE) (IUPAC name ethene),
Monomer for acrylic or CH₂=CHCOOH are Acrylamide, Methacrylamide ,Acrylate,Acrylic Acids and Salts ,Acrylonitrile. (IUPAC name propenoic acid)
Explanation:
Monomers bind to other monomers to form repeating chain molecules through a process known as polymerization. Monomers may be either natural or synthetic in origin.
Imagine you have one Lego piece. Not very fun, is it? But what if you had two? Three? Or, better yet, what if you had 1,000? With that many blocks you could create an infinite number of structures. Legos are a lot like monomers, which are molecules that can form bonds with other molecules thus making big molecules called polymers.
Ethene which is C2H4 undergoes an addition reaction that removes the double bonds of CH2=CH2 into (-CH2-CH2-)n.
Monomer for acrylic are salts or esters that come from an acrylic acid. Don't worry too much about the terminology here, but you should note that when the monomers of acrylate come together to make a polymer, they are used for a variety of materials from inks and plastics to clothing and absorbents
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what is monomer
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