plastics Flashcards
1
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plastics are examples of
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materials known as polymers
2
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polymers are long chain molecules formed by
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joing together a large number of small molecules called monomers
3
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Addition polymerisation is the name given
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to the chemical reaction in which unsaturated monomer are joined, forming a polymer
4
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The names of addition polymers are
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derived from the name of the monomer used
5
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A repeating unit is the
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shirtest section of polymer chain, which,, if repeated, would yield the complete polymer chain
6
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The structure of a polymer can be drawn given either the structure of the monomer
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or the repeating unit
7
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From the structure of a polymer
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the monomer or repating unit can be drawn
