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Chemistry · L3 · Addition vs Condensation Polymerization

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The two mechanisms side by side — what the monomer needs, and what (if anything) is lost.

by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Two ways to build a polymerAddition: monomer has a C=C double bondCondensation: monomer has two reactive end groupsDouble bond opens, monomers add end to endNo atoms lost — polymer mass = sum of monomer massesEnds join, releasing a small molecule at each linkUsually water

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