How do you write the formula of a polymer?

Answer 1

polymerisation is a process in which many monomer molecules react and join together to give a polymer which requires high pressure and a calyst, the reaction involves unsaturated monomers like alkenes (eg. ethene) for which the formula is CnH2n

Answer 2

They are sometimes represented by the formula Cx(H2O)y where x is usually a large number between 200 and 2500. Also, considering that the repeating units in the polymer backbone are often six-carbon monosaccharides, the general formula can also be represented as (C6H10O5)n where 40≤n≤3000. This is the more common one.

Answer 3

Those are two general terms, so there is no chemical formula. A polypeptide is for instance a polymer where it consists of amino acids (monomer). Same with polyester which consists of esters (monomer).

Being more specific, ethylene has the formula CH2=CH2 and when polymerized into a polymer would be (--CH2-CH2--)N where N is a very large number. The same principle applies to many monomers and polymers.

Answer 4

--(-CH2 - CH(CH3)-)-- n

This is polypropylene.

polystyrene is the same except the (CH3) is replaced by a phenyl group

--(-CH2 - CH(C6H5)-)--n

PVC (polyvinyl chloride

--(-CH2 - CH(Cl)-)-- n

The 'n' represents any number(n) of monomer units. Maybe thousands or millions.

Answer 5

To write the formula of a polymer, you typically write the repeating unit of the polymer surrounded by parentheses and with an "n" outside the parentheses to indicate that the unit repeats many times. For example, the formula for polyethylene can be written as (CH2CH2)n.

Answer 6

It is represented with vacant valencies of two atoms of basic unit (monomer) as

(-CH2-CH2-)n for polythene and (-CH2-CH2-O-)n for poly ether, n= a large whole no.

Answer 7

the formula of a compound is H2O2