Addition Polymers Flashcards
1
Q
Properties of addition polymers
A
- Not biodegradable
- Not reactive
2
Q
PVC
A
- Polychloroethene
- Difficult to biodegrade due to its non-polar C-C bonds
- Used in making plastics
3
Q
PVA
A
- Polyethanol
- Dissolves in water so can be used for dishwasher tablets
4
Q
Plasticisers
A
- PVC can be altered by adding a plasticiser
- Makes it flexible
- Prevents polymer chains from being too close together
- Disrupts Van der Waal’s, making bonds weaker
- Chains can slide over eachother
5
Q
Which polymer has hydrogen bonding between monomers?
A
Kevlar
