Q. In case of condensation of polymers?
A) High molecular weight polymers are formed all at once.
B) Lower molecular weight polymers are formed all at once.
C) Molecular weight of polymers rises throughout the reaction.
D) Have no specific relation to their molecular weight.
Explanation
(c)
The process of condensation polymerization takes place in the following manner.
$\ \ \ \ \ \ A + B\ \ \ \ \ \overset{Condense\ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}\ \ \ A - B$
Monomers dimer
$A - B + A\overset{Condense\ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}A—B—A$
$A—B—A + B \longrightarrow \ A—B—A—B$
In this process no initiator is required and it is also called step growth polymerization.
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