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Polymerization

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Polymerization

A polymer is produced by polymerization of monomers. If dissimilar monomers are polymerized, the resulting polymer has the combined characteristics of the individual monomers. The polymer produced from a single type of monomer is called a "homopolymer" and the monomer produced by the polymerization of two or more dissimilar monomers is called a "copolymer."