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d. Copolymer

A copolymer is a polymer formed when two (or more) different types of monomers
are linked in the same polymer chain. Examples include polyethylene-vinyl acetate
(PEVA), nitrile rubber, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The process in which
a copolymer is formed from multiple species of monomers is known as
copolymerization.

Figure 1.7: Copolymer build up from two different types of monomer.

There are four different types of copolymer:

a) Alternating Copolymer

b) Random Copolymer

c) Block Copolymer

d) Graft Copolymer

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