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Which of these is not a monomer for a high molecular mass silicone polymer?
Q. Which of these is not a monomer for a high molecular mass silicone polymer?
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NTA Abhyas
NTA Abhyas 2020
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A
M
e
2
S
i
C
l
2
0%
B
M
e
3
S
i
Cl
50%
C
P
h
S
i
C
l
3
50%
D
M
e
S
i
C
l
3
0%
Solution:
M
e
S
i
C
l
3
,
M
e
2
S
i
C
l
2
and
P
h
S
i
C
l
3
are monomers for a high molecular mass silicone polymer.
However,
M
e
3
S
i
Cl
is not a monomer for a high molecular mass silicone polymer as it contains only one Cl atom and at best, it can form a dimer only.
As
M
e
3
S
i
Cl
on hydrolysis gives
M
e
3
S
i
O
H
which can't undergo polymerisation.