C11- Polymers Flashcards
1
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Monomer
A
Small reactive molecules that react together to form large molecules
2
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Polymer
A
Large molecules made up from repeating chains of monomers
3
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Polymerisation
A
The prices of making polymers
4
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Condensation polymerisation
A
During the polymerisation process water or other molecules are formerd
5
Q
Saccharide
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A sugar monomer unit
6
Q
Polypeptide
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Organic polymer consisting of large number of amino acids monomers bonded together in a chain
7
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Nucleotide
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A compound consisting mostly t a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group
8
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Name the three parts of a nucleotide
A
Phosphate group
Glucose
Nitrogenous base
9
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Name the 4 types of bases
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Guanine
Cytosine
Adenine
Thymine
10
Q
Give an scale of man made polymer
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Plastics e.g polyethene
11
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3 natural polymers
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Cellulose, starch, proteins
