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What addition polymerisation means

Ethene monomers joining to form a poly(ethene) chain, with the C=C bond opening and a bracketed repeating unit labelled

Addition polymerisation happens when many alkene or substituted alkene monomers join because the C=CC=CC=C bond opens. No small molecule is eliminated, so every atom from the monomers ends up in the polymer.

Addition polymers Lesson