Polymers

• What is the relationship between monomers and polymers?

  Many monomers make a polymer
• What does the term "poly" mean in the context of polymers?

  It means "many"
• What are the four monomers that make up DNA?

  Nucleotides
• What type of monomer is starch made from?

  Sugar monomer
• What are the monomers that make up proteins?

  Amino acid monomers
• What is the monomer used in addition polymerization?

  Ethene
• What is the polymer formed from ethene?

  Poly(ethene)
• What are some properties of plastics made from polythene?

  Easy to shape, strong, transparent
• Name some common polymers.

  Poly(ethene), poly(propene), poly(styrene)
• What is the monomer for poly(propene)?

  Propene
• What is the process of addition polymerization?

  Monomers join by opening double bonds
• What is produced during condensation polymerization?

  A small molecule, usually water
• What are the two types of monomers involved in condensation polymerization?

  Alcohol and carboxylic acid
• What is formed when a diol reacts with a dicarboxylic acid?

  A polyester and water
• What is the structure of DNA?

  Two long polymers forming a double helix
• What are the components of a nucleotide?

  A base, a phosphate, and sugar
• Why is DNA important for living organisms?

  It contains genetic information for development
• What is the full chemical name of PTFE?

  Poly(tetrafluoroethene)
• How is PTFE formed from its monomer?

  The monomer removes double bonds to form polymer