Practice mode Industrial Chemistry

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is obtained by addition polymerisation of ____.

Correct answer B. chloroethene

Explanation

PVC is made by addition polymerisation of chloroethene (vinyl chloride, CH₂=CHCl); the double bond opens to give the repeating unit −CH₂−CHCl−.

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