C2.2.7 - Polymer molecules

Question 1

What are polymers made of?

Answer 1

Monomers

Question 2

How are polymers produced?

Answer 2

Monomers being able to join end to end in chemical reactions, producing longer polymer molecules

Question 3

What are monomers?

Answer 3

Simple molecules

Question 4

What do monomers consist of?

Answer 4

A few non-metal atoms joined together by covalent bonds

Question 5

How strong are the intermolecular forces in between polymers?

Answer 5

Weak

Question 6

How can polymers made of only 1 specific monomer be modelled?

Answer 6

Using the idea of a repeating unit, which is repeated again and again.

Question 7

What are appropriate graphs for drawing monomers?

Answer 7

Dot-and-cross diagrams
Ball-and-stick diagrams
Space-filling diagrams

Question 8

Is it easier or harder to draw polymers in this way?

Answer 8

Harder

Question 9

Give an example of a monomer that joins together to join a polymer

Answer 9

Ethene, joining end to end to make polythene