Addition Polymers Result from the Joining Together of Monomers

ADDITION POLYMERS RESULT FROM THE JOINING TOGETHER OF MONOMERS 

Nearly 12 million tons of polyethylene are produced annually in the United States thats about 90 pounds per U.S. citizen. The monomer from which it is synthesized, ethylene, is an unsaturated hydrocarbon produced in large quantities from petroleum. 

The addition polymer polyethylene is formed as elearons from the double bonds of etliylene monomer molecules split away and become unpaired valence electrons, liach unpaired electron then joins with an unpaired electron of a neighboring car-lx)n atom to form a new covalent bond that links two monomer units together. 

PVC is tough and easily molded, which is why it is used to fabricate many household items. 

I he large chlorine atoms in. polyvinylidene chloride make this addition polymer sticky. 

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