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Ethylene Molecule

C-C Double 134pm
614 Kj/mol

C-H Covalent 109pm
413 Kj/mol

C-O Covalent 143pm
360 Kj/mol

C-C Covalent 154pm
348 Kj/mol

Polymerization is the process that occurs in a liquid such as ethylene when it is heated to 200°C and pressure of 2000At. The process starts with an oxygen molecule "bumping" into a carbon molecule and distrupting part of a carbon carbon link. This disruption propagates through the system, resulting in chains of carbon molecules being linked together. When the substance is cooled, the chains ensure a solid substance that we call plastic. This page of graphics is devoted to representing this process.

Ethylene

free-radical polymerization.

Superconductors

See Also

• Matter and Energy

• Building organic molecules

• Understanding nuclear forces

• Carbon bonding chains