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 * ﻿Addition Polymers and condensation polymers are the two different types of polymers.
 * Polymers can be used to make shower curtains, carpets, paints, and bowling balls.
 * Addition polymers form by joining together monomer units that each contain a double bond.
 * Polymerzation occurs when electrons from a double bond break away to form a new bond.
 * About 12 tons of polyethlene are produced anually in the United States, which is 90 pounds per person.
 * Condensation Polymers are formed when monomer units join together, and a water or hydrochloric acid is lost.
 * Nylon is a type of condensation polymer that was created in 1937.

[] [] Suchocki, John. //Conceptual Chemistry//. San Francisco: Pearson Custom, 2007. Print.