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1
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What is a condensation polymer?

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A polymer formed when monomers join together to form a small molecule of water/hcl

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Name two types of condensation polymer

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Polyesters

Polyamides

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3
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What monomers are needed to form polyesters?

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Dicarboxylic acids and diols

or a single compound with a carboxyl and alcohol group

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4
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name a polyester

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PET - poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Terylene

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5
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what are the monomers needed to make PET

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ethane-1,2-diol

benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

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6
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name uses for PET

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plastic bottles, clothing

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7
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name examples of polyamides

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nylon 6,6

kevlar

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8
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what are the monomers needed in nylon

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hexane-1,6-dioic acid

hexane-1,6-diamine

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9
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what is a polyester?

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a polymer where the monomers are held together by ester linkages

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what is a polyamide?

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a polymer where the monomers are held together by amide linkages

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what is formed in the alkaline hydrolysis of polyesters such as terylene?

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ethane-1,2-diol and the salt of the carboxylic acid

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12
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name polyamides

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kevlar

nylon-6,6

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13
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what are the monomers which form nylon-6,6?

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hexane-1,6-diamine

hexane-1,6-dioic acid

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14
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what are the polymers which form kevlar?

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benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

benzene-1,4-diamine

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15
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how is hexane-1,6-dioic acid formed industrially?

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oxidation of cyclohexane

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16
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how is hexane-1,6-diamine formed industrially?

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treat hexane-1,6-dioic acid with ammonia to form ammonia salt
heat this to 350 degrees in the presence of hydrogen to form hexane-1,6-diamine

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17
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what bonding is found in polyesters?

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permanent dipole-dipoles

van der Waals forces

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18
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what bonding is found in polyamides?

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hydrogen bonding
permanent dipole-dipole interactions
van der Waals

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19
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what bonding is found in addition polymers?

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van der Waals

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20
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by what process can you break down terylene

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alkaline hydrolysis

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21
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how can alkalis break down terylene?

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alkali breaks the ester linkages

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22
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how do you make nylon in a lab?

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react hexanedioyl dichloride with the hexane-1,6-diamine

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23
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by what process can you break down polyamides?

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acid hydrolysis

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24
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which is more resistant to hydrolysis, kevlar or nylon?

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kevlar

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25
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what is a biodegradable polymer?

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a polymer which can be broken down in the environment by microorganisms

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26
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why are polyalkenes inert?

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because they’re saturated and have no double bonds or polar groups so they’re chemically inert.

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27
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what are the advantages of polyalkenes being inert?

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they’re durable

28
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what are the disadvantages of polyalkenes being inert?

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cannot be disposed of easily - build up in the environment

29
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why do condensation polymers hydrolyse faster in compost heaps?

A

warmer
more water
microorganisms (bacteria)
more light

30
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name ways in which polymers can be disposed

A

landfill
incineration
recycling

31
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what are the advantages of using landfill sites?

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the most cost-effective way of getting rid of polymers

32
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what are the disadvantages of using landfill sites?

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wastes land
pollutes land with non-biodegradable polymers
releases methane which is a greenhouse gas
eyesore

33
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what are the advantages of incineration?

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prevents use of ugly landfills
saves money on transportation of waste
produces heat energy which can be used to generate electricity

34
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what are the disadvantages of incineration?

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produces greenhouse gases like CO2
releases toxic gases like SO2 (acid rain)
more expensive
still produces waste for landfills

35
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what strategies are there to control polymer waste?

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reduction in the use of polymers
reduction in the use of carrier bags
dedicated polymer recycling
use more biodegradable polymers

36
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what are proteins?

A

sequences of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds (amide linkages)

37
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what is the primary structure of a protein?

A

the order of the amino acids

38
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what is the secondary structure of a protein?

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the folding or coiling of the chain of amino acids

39
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what is the tertiary structure of a protein?

A

final folding of a protein molecule

40
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give some of the characteristics of amino acids

A

melting point of 200 degrees
soluble in water
form optical isomers

41
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why do amino acids have such a high melting point?

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in the solid state they form zwiterions so there are ionic bonds between the amino acids

42
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what are zwitterions?

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molecules with no overall charge but have positive and negative parts of the molecule

43
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why are amino acids soluble in water?

A

because there are interactions between the polar water molecules and the zwitterions

44
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why are amino acids insoluble in non-polar substances like alkanes?

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lack of attraction

45
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why can amino acids form optical isomers?

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bc they have a chiral carbon

46
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in what reaction are proteins formed?

A

condensation reactions

47
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what are the two types of secondary structures in proteins?

A

alpha helix

beta pleated sheets

48
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what is an alpha helix?

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a right handed helix

49
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when do proteins form alpha helices?

A

when they have small R groups

50
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what bonds are found in the secondary structure?

A

hydrogen bonds

51
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how is a beta pleated sheet formed?

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when amino acids chains fold so they’re facing each other and hydrogen bonds form between NH and CO groups

52
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what is the tertiary structure of the protein?

A

the final folding of the protein in 3D space

53
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how do the interactions form in the tertiary structure?

A

interactions between the R groups

54
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what interactions are found in the tertiary structure?

A

hydrogen bonding
van der Waals forces
ionic bonds
disulfide bridges

55
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what is the main structure in fibrous proteins?

A

secondary

56
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give characteristics of fibrous proteins

A

strong
resistant
insoluble

57
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what are globular proteins?

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spherical proteins mainly with a tertiary structure

58
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what are enzymes?

A

biological catalysts

59
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what type of protein are enzymes?

A

globular proteins

60
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explain the mode of action of catalysts

A

substrates are the reactants
specific to the active site
fits into active site and strains the bonds
turns it into a product
product is non-comp. so it doesnt fit the enzyme and is dissociated

61
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what is the active site?

A

foldings of the protein in the tertiary structure which are specific to substrates

62
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what is meant by the active site being stereospecific?

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is a substrate has two stereoisomers, then only one will fit into the active site

63
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how do enzyme inhibitors work

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they’re of a similar shape to the active site so they bind to it instead of the substrate

64
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how are proteins broken down?

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hydrolysis. boil the protein with hydrochloric acid

65
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how can amino acids be analysed?

A

TLC

66
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why can polyesters be hydrolysed?

A

the polar C=O group can be attacked by nucleophiles

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