Question

What are the synthetic polymers? give examples​

Answer 1

Answer:

Examples of synthetic polymers include nylon,polyethylene, polyester,Teflon, and epoxy. Natural polymers occur in nature and can be extracted. They are often water-based. Examples of naturally occurring polymers are silk, wool, DNA, cellulose and proteins.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Synthetic polymers are those which are human-made polymers. Polymers are those which consists of repeated structural units known as monomers. Polyethylene is considered to be as one of the simplest polymer, it has ethene or ethylene as the monomer unit whereas the linear polymer is known as the high density polyethylene-HDPE.

Types Of Synthetic Polymers with Examples-

There are various synthetic polymers developed so far. Let us study in brief about few of the synthetic polymers used in everyday life-

Nylon-

Nylon belongs to the synthetic polymers family and is also known as polyamides. It was produced on February 28 in the year 1935 by person naming Wallace Carothers at the DuPont’s research facility. Nylon is widely used polymers. The backbone of it called as amide causes it to become hydrophilic than other polymers. Nylon gets engaged in hydrogen bonding with water, not like the pure hydrocarbon polymers which make most of the plastics.

Polyvinyl Chloride –

Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC is third-most majorly produced plastics coming after polypropylene and polyethylene. This PVC is used for construction purposes as it is known to be stronger and cheaper than other alternatives like copper or iron. PVC is also used in the clothing, electrical cable insulation including many other applications replacing rubber.

Low-Density Polyethylene–

The Low-Density Polyethylene polymers are the most common kind of synthetic polymers, which are widely used in households. LDPE is a kind of thermoplastic which is prepared from the monomer called ethylene.

Polypropylene–

Polypropylene also called as polypropene is a kind of thermoplastic synthetic polymer which is used in variety of applications such as packaging, labeling, stationery, textiles, plastics and in reusable containers, laboratory equipments and etc.

Some of the other examples includes Thermoplastic Polyurethane, Teflon, Polystyrene, High Density Polyethylene, Neoprene, etc.

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