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Difference between chain growth and step growth polymerization

Difference between chain growth and step growth polymerization

Grade:12

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Arun
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6 years ago
Polymers are giant molecules made of small units known as monomers. Monomers are molecules having either unsaturated bonds or at least two functional groups per molecule. Monomers bind together to form polymer chains. Interactions between polymer chains cause the formation of giant polymer molecules. The formation of a polymer is called polymerization. Polymerization occurs mainly in two ways: chain growth polymerization and step growth polymerization. The main difference between chain growth polymerization and step growth polymerization is that chain growth polymerization has a growth a polymer chain at its ends whereas step growth polymerization has a combination of oligomers to form a polymer chain.

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