monomers and polymers
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what are polymers
polymers are made up of smaller molecules linked together by monomers
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what is polymerisation
it is the linking together of identical monomers to form larger molecules called polymers
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what is a condensation reaction
when two monomers link together a molecules of water is eliminated
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what is a hydrolysis reaction
when polymers can be broken to monomers by the chemical insertion of water to the polymer, the reverse of a condensation reaction
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