Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Polymers

Polymers — practice question

Polymers are classified into two types.
(a(i))[1]

What term is given to these small units?

(a(ii))[2]

Draw the structure of the small unit that forms this addition polymer. Include every atom and every bond.

(b)[1]

What is meant by the term condensation when it is used to describe this kind of polymer?

(c(i))[3]

Complete the diagram so that it shows a section of polyamide made from octanedioic acid and 1,6-diaminohexane. Include every atom and every bond in the linkages.

(c(ii))[1]

State the name given to a synthetic polyamide.

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