C11 - Polymerisation

Question 1

polymers

Answer 1

a substance made from very large molecules
- made up of many repeating parts

Question 2

monomer

Answer 2

small reactive molecules
-react together in repeating sequences to form polymers

Question 3

ethene

Answer 3

smallest unsaturated hydrocarbon
-used in polythene

Question 4

polythene use

Answer 4

plastic bags
bottles
cling film

Question 5

poly(propene) use

Answer 5

rope
carpet
tougher plastic

Question 6

forming polymers

Answer 6

alkene’s double carbon bond opens up
-thousands of molecule attac

Question 7

addition polymerisation atom economy

Answer 7

100%
-as only one product is made

Question 8

examples of products made from condensation polymerisation

Answer 8

polyester
nylon

Question 9

nylon

Answer 9

strong
lightweight

Question 10

condensation polymerisation

Answer 10

-makes 2 products
polymer and small molecule

Question 11

condensation polymerisation small molecule

Answer 11

H20
HCL

Question 12

Addition polymerisation

Answer 12

addition polymer

Question 13

condensation polymerisation

Answer 13

condensation polymer + small molecule

Question 14

Polyester

Answer 14

-1 alcohol monomer
-1 carboxylic acid monomer

Question 15

General formula for polyester

Answer 15

diol + dicarboxylic acid = polyester + water

Question 16

di in dicarboxylic acid

Answer 16

means 2 -COOH groups

Question 17

nylon’s small molecule

Answer 17

HCL

Question 18

condensation polymerisation monomers

Answer 18

-2 diff monomers (OH and COOH)
-2 same functional groups (2 -OH and 2 -COOH)

Question 19

glucose formula

Answer 19

C6H12O6

Question 20

carbohydrates formula

Answer 20

Cx (H2O)y

Question 21

monosaccharide

Answer 21

monomers for polysaccharides

Question 22

eg of monosaccharide

Answer 22

glucose
-one sugar unit

Question 23

eg of polysaccharides

Answer 23

starch
cellulose

Question 24

cellulose chain configuration

Answer 24

-straight chains
-neatly stacked
-stronger inter molecular forces

Question 25

starch chain configuration

Answer 25

branched chains
-more gaps than cellulose

Question 26

glucose monomers = starch

Answer 26

starch polymers and water

Question 27

glucose monomers = cellulose

Answer 27

cellulose polymers and water

Question 28

starch use

Answer 28

plant’s energy stores

Question 29

cellulose use

Answer 29

plant structure (cell wall)

Question 30

monomers for Protein polymers

Answer 30

amino acids

Question 31

amino acids

Answer 31

-20 variations
-2 functional groups

Question 32

2 functional groups of amino acids

Answer 32

amine group
carboxylic acids

Question 33

amine group

Answer 33

-NH2

Question 34

glycine (amino acid)

Answer 34

links to form polypeptide molecule

Question 35

peptide links

Answer 35

between amino acids to form proteins

Question 36

deoxyribonucleic acid

Answer 36

• DNA
  contains genetic code that determines amino acid sequence for proteins

Question 37

DNA is which type of polymerisation

Answer 37

condensation polymerisation
-water = small molecule

Question 38

monomer for DNA

Answer 38

nucleotides

Question 39

DNA structure

Answer 39

double helix
2 long strands of polynucleotides
-held together by inter molecular forces

Question 40

nucleotides are made from

Answer 40

-sugar (deoxyribose)
- phosphate
and base

Question 41

4 types of bases for DNA

Answer 41

-A
-T
G
C

Question 42

Dna pairs

Answer 42

always a and t
always g and c

Question 43

DNA base T

Answer 43

thymine

Question 44

DNA base A

Answer 44

adenine

Question 45

DNA base G

Answer 45

Guanine

Question 46

DNA base C

Answer 46

cytosine