Question

Which among the following polymers is obtained from CH₂ = CH – CN by polymerisation?

Options

• Teflon

• Neoprene

• Orlon

• PVC

Answer 1

Orlon

Explanation:

Orlon is a commercial name of PAN: Polyacrylonitrile whose monomer is Acrylonitrile.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{{n} CH2 = CHCN -> [- CH2 - CH -]_{{n}}}\\
\phantom{.........................}|\\
\phantom{...........................}\ce{\underset{PAN}{CN}}
\end{array}\]