Question
Chemistry Question on classification of polymers
[NH(CH2)NHCO(CH2)4CO]n is a:-
A
copolymer
B
addition polymer
C
thermo-setting polymer
D
homopolymer
Answer
copolymer
Explanation
Solution
−[NH(CH)2NHCO(CH2)4CO]n - is a copolymer because polymers whose repeating structural units are derived from two or more types of monomer units are called copolymer.
nH2N(CH2)NH2+nHOOC(CH2)4COOH−>[Polymerisation][nH2O]
−[NH(CH2)NHCO(CH2)4CO]n−