SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Synthetic polymers are sometimes referred to as “plastics”, of which the well-known ones are nylon and polyethylene. The polymers which are formed by linking monomer units, without any change of material, are known as addition polymers or also called chain-growth polymers. All these are said to be synthetic polymers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The seven most common types of synthetic organic polymers are: low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), nylon, Teflon, and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

Detailed explanation-3: -Generally, the name of the polymer is generated by using the prefix “poly” followed by the name of the monomer in parentheses. For a simple monomer of one-word name, the parentheses are sometimes omitted but are preferred. Thus, a polymer made from ethylene is called poly(ethylene).