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Poly (butylenes terephthalate) is a plas...

Poly (butylenes terephthalate) is a plastic material used in automotive ignition systems and has the formula:

(i) Suggest the monomers which might be used to synthesise this polymer ?
(ii) What type of polymer is it ?
(iii) Is this an addition polymer or condensation polymer ?
(iv) Write the reaction ?

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The monomers are :

(ii) It is a polyester.
(ii) Condensation polymer.
(iv) `nHOCH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH^(+)`
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