Addition polymerization reactions (Physical Properties)
The
polymerization is a chemical process by which
the reactive monomers (molecular weight compounds) are
grouped together chemically, resulting
in a large weight molecule named polymer, or
a straight chain or a three-dimensional macromolecule.
You can
sort the polymerization reactions according to two criteria:
ADDITION - CONDENSATIONIs by addition polymerization if the monomer molecule becomes part of the polymer without loss of atoms.
A polymer is water soluble when it has a sufficient number of hydrophilic groups along the main chain or side chain. These groups include primarily amines, amides, carboxyl groups and sulfonic groups. Within a water-soluble polymers are very important group polyelectrolytes.
These are polymers whose monomers can lose ions of low molecular weight and become electrically charged. Deriving these ions are called counterions.
A typical
example of an addition polymerization of free radical polymerization is vinyl
chloride, H: C=CHCl, polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
At lower
temperatures the polymers become harder and with certain
characteristics vitreous loss due to relative
movement between the chains which form the material
At
high temperatures, the polymers become highly viscous
liquids in which the chains are constantly in
motion changing its shape and sliding over each other.