What Monomer Forms Poly Chloroethene?

The answer is therfore, chloroethene. 2. Draw a structure for chloroethene and show in diagram how chloroethene polymerises.

What is the monomer of poly chloroethene?

The monomer (bp 259 K) is polymerized in aqueous dispersion at 325-350 K. Pressure (13 atm) is used to keep the monomer in a liquid phase. For polymerization to be controlled, an initiator is needed. In suspension polymerization an initiator, an organic peroxide is used, which is soluble in chloroethene.

What molecule is poly chloroethene made from?

The old name for poly(chloroethene) was polyvinyl chloride, hence the use of the commercial name PVC, and is made from polymerising the monomer chloroethene, CH2=CHCl, (old name vinyl chloride). The equation for the polymerisation of the monomer chloroethene to form poly(chloroethene) is shown in different ways.

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