CI CI CI CI poly(ethylene glycol) PEG poly(vinyl chloride) PVC

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Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) are examples of polymers, large organic molecules composed of repeating smaller units covalently bonded together. Polymers have very different properties depending (in part) on their functional groups. Discuss the water solubility of each polymer and suggest why PEG is used in shampoos, whereas PVC is used to make garden hoses and pipes. 

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Polymers are made up by repeating singe or two units. They are made up of monomers. A single unit which is getting repeated is known as monomeric unit. In polyethylene glycol , ethylene glycol is the monomer. In Polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride is the monomer. Properties of the polymers depend upon the  monomeric units. Both the polymers have different monomers, so their properties differ.

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