Q55E - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

Question: Plexiglas, a clear plastic used to make many molded articles, is made by polymerization of methyl methacrylate. Draw a representative segment of Plexiglas.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Answer

Step 1: Polymerization

Polymerization is the process of formation of chain-like or network molecules, called polymers from relatively small molecules, called monomers.

Step 2: Representative segment of Plexiglas

Representative segment of a polymer means repetitive unit from which the polymer is made up of. Here the alkene carbons of methyl methacrylate join to other monomers to give Plexiglas.

                              Representative segment of Plexiglas