Topic 12 Polymers

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Amelia Procter

Cards (8)

  • What is a polyester? [2]
    A polymer link that has been repeated
  • What is an ester link? [1]
    O
    ||
    -C-O
  • What monomers is nylon 6,6 made up of? [2]
    1,6 di amino hexane. H2N-(CH2)6-NH2
    hexane 1,6 di carboxylic acid HOOC - (CH2)—COOH
  • What monomer is nylon 6 made up of?
    O
    ||
    NH2-(CH2)5-C-OH
  • What are the two monomers that Kevlar is made up of? [2]
    H2N-benzene ring- NH2
    O. O
    ||. ||
    HO-C-benzene ring-C-OH
  • Why is Kevlar strong? [2]
    The hydrogen bonds between Kevlar polymer chains give it a tuffsheet like structure
  • Look at notes for practise in drawing polymers and repeating units
  • Look at the biodegradable stuff in gc