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Chapter 29 Synthetic Polymers | CHEM 2260 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II, Quizzes of Organic Chemistry

Class: CHEM 2260 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II; Subject: Chemistry; University: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Term: Spring 2012;

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Download Chapter 29 Synthetic Polymers | CHEM 2260 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and more Quizzes Organic Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 synthetic polymers DEFINITION 1 synthesized by scientists TERM 2 biopolymers DEFINITION 2 synthesized by biological organismsEX: DNA TERM 3 Chain-growth polymers DEFINITION 3 Created by chain reactionsAlso known as addition polymersUsually contain ethylene TERM 4 Vinyl polymers DEFINITION 4 polymers formed from ethylene or substituted ethylenes TERM 5 Mechanism for Radical Polymerization DEFINITION 5 The inititator breaks homolytically into radicals Propagation- each radical adds to an alkene monomer converting it into a radical The formed radical reacts with another monomer adding a new subunit to the chain termination- chain combination, disproportionation, or impurity
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