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What are monomers?
The small molecules that make up polymers
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What do lots of ethene monomers make up?
Poly(ethene)
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What do lots of propene monomers make up?
Poly(propene)
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What happens when two alkenes join together?
The double covalent bond between them opens up and is replaced with single c-c bonds
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What is this type of reaction called?
Addition polymerisation
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What is the general equation for polymers?
*
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What is condensation polymerisation?
Where a polymer is made + a small molecule
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What are the monomers for addition polymerisation?
All the same alkene
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What are the monomers in condensation polymerisation?
Often two different monomers used, with different functional ends
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What is important about the functional groups?
They must react
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How is an ester made?
Alcohol + carboxylic acid
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What is general formula for condensation polymers?
*, free science video
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What is a monosaccharide?
Made of one sugar unit
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What is glucose?
A monosaccaride
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What can monosaccaride sugars make up?
Polymers called polysaccarides
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What are the monomers of proteins called?
Amino acids
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What are the two functional groups?
NH2 and COOH
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What are the links between the acids called? *
Peptide link
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What is DNA made of?
Condensation polymerisation of repeating units called nucleotides
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What is DNA known as.?
Polynucleotide
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What is the structure of DNA?
Double helix, long strands of nucleotides make the helix,
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What are the two strands held together by?
Inter molecular forces
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How many different types of nucleotide monomers are there?
Four
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