Plastics and Polymers Flashcards
1
Q
What are plastics made of?
A
Polymers
2
Q
What are polymers?
A
Are long chains of molecules made up of monomers
3
Q
What are the joint of polymers called?
A
Polymerisation
4
Q
What are Polymers made of?
A
Hydrocarbons
5
Q
How are monomers used to make plastics?
A
Monomers to make plastics are heated under high pressure with a catalyst. This is known as Cracking
6
Q
What do Alkenes have?
A
Double Bonds C=C
7
Q
What is it called when two alkenes are added or more?
A
Addition Polymerisation
8
Q
How do you dispose of Plastics?
A
Recycled and Reused
9
Q
Why are plastics a problem
A
- They are non-biodegradable - do not break down so remains in landfill. - Requires a finite resource (Crude Oil)
10
Q
What is the diagram to get to polythene
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