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Explain structure of polyacrylonitrile.
Explain structure of polyacrylonitrile.
Updated On: Jun 19, 2023
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Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a synthetic polymer with the repeating unit:
[-CH2-CH(CN)-]n
In this structure, the "-CH2-" represents the ethylene (C2H4) unit, "-CH(CN)-" represents the acrylonitrile (CH2=CH-CN) unit, and "n" indicates the repetition of these units to form the polymer chain.
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