Polymer Chemistry

A chain of repeating units (called monomers)

• monomer

• dimer

• replicate

• polymer

What is the process to make long polymer (plastic) chains?

• Fractional Distillation

• Curing

• Fracking

• Polymerization

What kind of chemical bonds create polymers?

• ionic

• covalent

• hydrogen

• metallic

What would the polymer formed from ethene monomers be called?

• polyethene

• poly(ethene)

• poly(propene)

• polyene

Which one of these could polymerise to make poly(propene)

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What monomer forms this polymer chain?

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What are the products of condensation polymerisation?

• A polymer and a small molecule (usually water)

• A polymer only

• A polymer and water

• Water

Identify the type of polymer involved

• addition polymer

• polyester

• polyamide

• A

• B

• C

• D