ST.5 Plastics N5 (CIS) Flashcards
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What are plastics?
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Plastics are examples of materials known as polymers
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What are polymers
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Polymers are long chain molecules formed by joining together a large number of small molecules called monomers
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What is addition polymerisation?
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Addition polymerisation is the name given to a chemical reaction in which unsaturated monomers are joined, forming a polymer
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What is a repeating unit?
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A repeating unit is the shortest section of polymer chain which, if repeated, would yield the complete polymer chain
