Which term best describes this reaction? 2 carbons double bonded to each other, with CH 3 above the left C and H above the right
C and below both. A lowercase n appears next to the left C. Right arrow. StartBracket across single bond to 2 carbons single bonded to each other, and C H 3 above the left C and H above the right C and below both; single bond from C across EndBracket; lowercase n beside the EndBracket. condensation polymerization addition polymerization hydrohalogenation hydration
In addition polymerization, the monomers are simply joined to each other to form a polymer having the same empirical formula as the monomer but of higher relative molecular mass. The monomers in addition polymerization are usually simple unsaturated molecules such as alkenes.
We can deduce the reaction to be an addition polymerization because of the the attachment of n to both the unsaturated monomer and the saturated polymer without the loss of any small molecule. If it was a condensation polymerization, there would have been an accompanying loss of a small molecule such as water.
Water has polar O-H bonds. The negative O atoms attract the positive H atoms in nearby molecules, leading to the unusually strong type of dipole-dipole force called a hydrogen bond. Since water has hydrogen bonds, it also has dipole-induced dipole and London dispersion forces.
