Polymers

What are polymers?

Made up of small repeating units called monomers.

How are monomers connected?

Covalent bonds

What does addition polymerisation require?

A catalyst and high pressures

What is addition polymerisation?

Unsaturated monomers join together by addition reactions to produce a polymer.

What type of polymerisation is ethene?

Addition polymerisation

What are 4 example of biological polymers?

DNA, Proteins, Cellulose and Starch

What do amino acids contain?

-NH2 functional group and the carboxylic acid group.

What is condensation polymerisation?

Monomers with two functional groups, they react to produce water as a product.

What does this reaction show?

Ethanediol

What is this polymer and what is it made up of?

Polyester, ethanediol and hexanedioic acid

What do amino acids undergo condensation polymerisation to form?

Polypeptides