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Write the chemical equation of the polymerization reaction to synthesize PS

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Step-by-step explanation:

Styrene is a vinyl monomer in which there is a carbon carbon double bond.

The polymerization of the styrene, which is initiated by using a free radical which reacts with the styrene and the compound thus forms react again and again to form polystyrene (PS).

The equation is shown below as:


\begin{matrix}& C_6H_5 \\&|\\n H_2C & =CH\end{matrix}
\begin{matrix}&C_6H_5 \\&|\\ -[-H_2C & -CH-]-_n\end{matrix}

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