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Which one of the following polymers is prepared by addition polymerisation?
(1) Teflon
(2) Nylon-66
(3) Novolac
(4) Dacron

Dacron, Nylon-66 and Novolac are prepared by condensation polymerisation.

Teflon is an addition polymer. Monomer of teflon is tetrafluoroethene.

$\mathrm{nCF}_{2}=\mathrm{CF}_{2} \underset{\text { High pressure }}{\stackrel{\text { Catalyst }}{\longrightarrow}}{ }_{\mathrm{CCF}_{2}-\mathrm{CF}_{2} \mathrm{t}_{n}}{\text { Teflon }}$

Tetrafluoroethene