Q78 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2012
Paper: CSIR NET June 2012 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Polymer Chemistry · Topic: Polymerisation Kinetics · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
During the addition polymerization, the reaction proceeds via
(a)Step-growth process
(b)Free-radical chain reaction
(c)Cascade process
(d)Addition reaction
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Addition (chain-growth) polymerisation of vinyl monomers proceeds by a free-radical (or ionic) chain reaction of initiation, propagation and termination.
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