[anarchron]

If I were to oxidize Zn with H₂SO₄, would this be the right equation?

Zn_(s) + H₂SO_4(l) -> ZnSO_4(aq) + SO_2(g) + H₂O_(l)?

And if i were to react the monomer and polymerize it to 1000 units and the molar mass of the monomer is 104gmol-1, what would the resulting mass of the polymer be?

HO-X-OOH

[Alberto_Kravina]

If I were to oxidize Zn with H2SO4, would this be the right equation?

Zn(s) + H2SO4(l) -> ZnSO4(aq) + SO2(g) + H2O(l)?

Zinc reacts with sulfuric acid to produce hydrogen and Zinc sulfate, however, this could be a "byreaction"

[Will]

And if i were to react the monomer and polymerize it to 1000 units and the molar mass of the monomer is 104gmol-1, what would the resulting mass of the polymer be?

HO-X-OOH

The HO-X-OOH confused me! I thought it was your signature or something !

I would write it as HO-[CH₂]_n-COOH, so people can't confuse the OOH with peroxyacids or something else.

These compounds undergo the usual esterification reaction in the right conditions, with the elimination of H₂O. However as the alcohol and acidic functional groups are on the same molecule it can undergo condensation polymerisation. If 1000 units formed the polymer then 999 molecules of H₂O should be lost giving a final mass of 86018gmol^-1 ((1000 x 104)-(999 x 18)).

[T_N_T]

If I were to oxidize Zn with H₂SO₄, would this be the right equation?

Zn_(s) + H₂SO_4(l) -> ZnSO_4(aq) + SO_2(g) + H₂O_(l)?

If sulfuric is diluted and temperature is not high, the reaction is formed zinc sunfate and hydrogen
If not the reaction which you typed is correct!