O.16 Which of the following are examples of synthetic rubber?

(a) Polychloroprene

(b) Polyacrylonitrile

(c) Buna-N

(d) cis-polyisoprene


 

(a, c)

Synthetic Polymer-Polymer which is not found in nature and can be synthesized in laboratory and industry is known as a synthetic polymer.

(i) e.g Polychloroprene also known as neoprene is a polymer of chloroprene [monomer].

(i) Buna-N can be obtained by copolymerization of 1, 3-Butadiene, and acrylonitrile as shown below