Question icon
Grade upto college level Physical Chemistry

How can you differentiate between addition and condenstation polymerization?

Profile image of aditya kashyap
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Gaurav
11 Years ago
Hello Student
Addition Polymers Condensation Polymers
Formed by addition reaction. Formed by condensation process with elimination of small molecules likeH2O.
Molecular mass is a whole number multiple of the monomer. Molecular mass is not whole number multiple of the monomer units.
Generally involve one monomer unit. Generally involve more than one monomer unit.
Monomers are unsaturated molecules. Monomer units must have two active functional groups.
They are generally chain growth polymers. They are generally step growth polymers.