Polyvinyl Chloride


Polyvinyl chloride, PVC, (i.e. polychloroethane) is an industrially important tough white solid material, manufactured by the polymerisation of vinyl chloride, CH2=CHCl (i.e. Chloroethene). The rigidity of PVC plastic may be controlled by the addition of a plasticizer.


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