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Question: Plexiglas, a clear plastic used to make many molded articles, is made by polymerization of methyl methacrylate. Draw a representative segment of Plexiglas.

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Polymerization

Polymerization is the process of formation of chain-like or network molecules, called polymers from relatively small molecules, called monomers.

Representative segment of Plexiglas

Representative segment of a polymer means repetitive unit from which the polymer is made up of. Here the alkene carbons of methyl methacrylate join to other monomers to give Plexiglas.

Representative segment of Plexiglas