Q11 of 53 Page 1

Write the name of monomers used for getting the following polymers :

(i) Teflon


(ii) Buna-N


(i) Teflon is prepared by the polymerization of Tetrafluoroethene(PTFE) molecules. It is done so by heating PTFE molecules under high pressure and in presence of ammonium peroxo sulphate [(



(ii) Buna-N is obtained by the copolymerization of 1,3-butadiene and acrylonitrile in presence of a peroxide catalyst.



More from this chapter

All 53 →