Key words in polymers

Question 1

Plastic

Answer 1

A description of a substance that can be moulded into different shapes.

Question 2

Polymer

Answer 2

A substance made up of very long molecules containing repeating groups of atoms.(formed by joining monomer molecules together.)

Question 3

Raw material

Answer 3

Substance used to make other substances

Question 4

Elastic

Answer 4

Any substance that will go back to it’s original shape and size after it has been stretched or squashed.

Question 5

Vulcanisation

Answer 5

When rubber is heated with sulfur. The sulfur forms cross-inks between the rubber molecules, changing the material’s properties.