🙂‍↕️Monomers And Polymers

Question 1

Define monomer

Answer 1

Single subunit, the building blocks of life that make up larger molecules

Question 2

Examples of monomers

Answer 2

Amino acids, nucleotides, monosaccharides (fructose and galactose)

Question 3

Define polymer

Answer 3

Molecules formed by combining monomers using covalent bonds

Question 4

What bonds do monomers make when being combined into polymers?

Answer 4

Covalent bond

Question 5

Example of polymers

Answer 5

Enzymes, Protein, Starch, DNA

Question 6

What are polymers also known as?

Answer 6

Macromolecules

Question 7

What is the type of bond between polymers? Define it.

Answer 7

Covalent bond; sharing electrons between two non metals, they have an intramolecular bond.

Question 8

What is an ionic bond?

Answer 8

Transfer of electrons from a metal to non metal (metals form positive ions, non metals form negative ions)

Aka between oppositely charged ions

Has an electrostatic attraction

Question 9

What is a hydrogen bond?

Answer 9

Weak attraction between opposites
Has an intermolecular bond