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Neoprene is an addition polymer of chloroprene:

   Neoprene is an addition polymer of chloroprene:

General Chemistry

General Chemistry

Darrell Ebbing,… 9th Edition

Chapter 24, Problem 54

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Solved by Expert Crystal Wang

09/28/2021

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An addition polymer is a type of polymer that is formed by the addition of monomer units without the loss of any other atoms. In this case, neoprene is an addition polymer of chloroprene. Show more…

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Synthetic Rubber

Synthetic rubber refers to man-made elastomeric materials that often mimic the properties of natural rubber. Polymers produced via addition polymerization, such as those derived from unsaturated monomers, are widely used in this field to create products that offer durability, flexibility, and resistance to environmental conditions.

Monomers and Polymers

Monomers are small, reactive molecules that can join together to form long molecular chains called polymers. In addition polymerization, the structure of the polymer is directly built from the monomers without elimination of any by-products, leading to a material with repetitive units that define its physical and chemical properties.

Addition Polymerization

This is a polymerization mechanism in which unsaturated monomer molecules add to one another without the loss of small molecules such as water. The process generally involves a reactive species, like a free radical, that initiates the chain reaction by opening a double bond of the monomer and sequentially incorporating additional monomer units into the growing chain.

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