Polymers and monomers | | classification OF polymers

Introduction || Classification OF polymers

Polymer- Introduction |Classification Of Polymers|Summary

Polymers and their classification

Introduction and Classification OF Polymers

Introduction OF Polymer || Classification OF Polymer || Copolymer || Homopolymer

A polymer having monomer units

Polymers are high molecular mass substances consisting of large number of repeating structural units derived from simple molecules. The polymers formed from one type of monomers are called homopolymers and those formed from two or more different monomers are called copolymers. Depending upon the molecular forces between monomers, polymers may be classified as elastomers, fibers, thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. The polymers may be formed simply by addition of monomers called addition polymers or by combination of two or more monomers by elimination of simple molecules, called condensation polymers. What is the primary structural feature necessary for a monomer to form condensation polymer?