Explanation Monomers combine to form polymers through different mechanisms. Polymers can be formed through am mechanism known as cationic polymerization. In the mechanism, the intermediate formed is a carbocation and through this intermediate polymer is formed. Polystyrene can be formed from the monomer styrene through cationic polymerization.

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Definition Definition Chemical process in which one or more monomers combine to produce a very large chain-like molecule called a polymer. The functional groups present on the monomers and their steric effects are responsible for polymerization through a sequence of reactions that vary in complexity. There exists a stable covalent chemical bond between monomers that sets apart polymerization from other processes.

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The stability of the intermediate formed in the cationic polymerization of styrene to polystyrene has to be explained using resonance structures.

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Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 1P Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 2P Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 3P Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 4P Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 5P Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 6P Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 7P Ch. 27.5 - Rank the following groups of monomers from most...Ch. 27.5 - Why does methyl methacrylate not undergo cationic...Ch. 27.6 - Prob. 10P

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