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Name the polymers used in laminated sheets and give the name of monomeric units involved in its formation.

Urea-formaldehyde resin is used in laminated sheets.

Formation of this resin is given below:




(Urea-formaldehyde resin)


Thus, for the formation of laminated sheets, urea and formaldehyde are the monomeric units.


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