C11 Polymers Flashcards
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addition polymerisation
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a type of reaction where monomers join together, end to end, to form long polymer chains. The polymer produced is called an addition polymer
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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a large organic molecule that encodes genetic instructions for the development and functioning of living organisms and viruses
3
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monomers
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small reactive molecules that react together in repeating sequences to form a very large molecule (a polymer)
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nucleotides
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the basic repeating units, or monomers, that join together to form DNA
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polymer
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a substance made from very large molecules made up of many repeating units
