Chloroethene, ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_3\mathrm{Cl}$, is an important organic compound used to manufacture the polymer poly(chloroethene).

Draw the Lewis structure for chloroethene and predict the $\mathrm{H}–\mathrm{C}–\mathrm{Cl}$ bond angle.

Chloroethene, ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_3\mathrm{Cl}$, is an important organic compound used to manufacture the polymer poly(chloroethene).

Draw a section of poly(chloroethene) containing six carbon atoms.

Chloroethene, ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_3\mathrm{Cl}$, is an important organic compound used to manufacture the polymer poly(chloroethene).

Outline why the polymerization of alkenes is of economic importance and why the disposal of plastics is a problem.