Polymers Flashcards
1
Q
What are ploymers made of?
A
Monomers
2
Q
What does n represent?
A
How many repeating units there are in the polymers
3
Q
What bonds to polymers have
A
Covalent
4
Q
The polymers have high or low melting and boiling points
A
High
5
Q
Wich bonds break when a polymer melts?
A
The intermolecular forces
6
Q
If intermolecular forces are so weak, how come polymers have high melting in boiling points?
A
Because they are in such long chains, they have so many different intermolecular forces that it requires a lot of energy to overcome
7
Q
Why are polymers solid at room temp?
A
Necause they hsve lots of weak intermolecular forces, so there is lots pf energy required to over cone rhemcall.
8
Q
What ate rhe 2 tupes of polymers?
A
Addition, condensation
