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Examples of monomers are Hydrocarbon s such as the Alkene and Arene ( Homologous ) series. Here hydrocarbon monomers such as Styrene and Ethene form polymers used as Plastic s like Polystyrene and Polyethene . Other commercially important monomers include acrylic monomers such as Acrylic Acid , Methyl Methacrylate , and Acrylamide . Amino Acid s are natural monomers, and Polymerize to form Protein s. Glucose monomers can also polymerize to form Starch es, Amylopectin s and Glycogen polymers. In this case the Polymerization reaction is known as a dehydration or Condensation Reaction (due to the formation of Water (H2O) as one of the products) where a Hydrogen atom and a Hydroxyl (-OH) group are lost to form H2O and an Oxygen molecule bonds between each monomer unit. Note that the lower molecular weight compounds built from monomers are also referred to as Dimer s, Trimers , tetramers, pentamers, Octamer s, 20-mers, etc. if they have 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, or 20 monomer units, respectively. Any number of these monomer units may be indicated by the appropriate prefix, eg, ''deca''mer, being a 10-unit monomer chain or polymer. Larger numbers are often stated in English in lieu of Greek. Polymers with relatively low number of units are called Oligomer s. ''See also:'' |
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