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Which of the following is/are formed by addition polymerisation of a single monomer? (One or more options may be correct.)

  1. APoly(methyl methacrylate), from
  2. BPolytetrafluoroethene
  3. CTerylene
  4. DBuna-N

Answer: A, B

PTFE (from ) and PMMA (from methyl methacrylate) are chain-growth homopolymers. Buna-N is an addition copolymer of two monomers (acrylonitrile and buta-1,3-diene), and terylene is a condensation copolymer of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.
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