condensation polymers

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Give one reason why polyester is biodegradable

Can hydrolysed

Can react with nucleophililes due to polar bonds

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Explain why polyamides can be made into fibres and polyalkenes are usually too weak for this purpose

Polyamides have H bonds between molecule

Which are stronger than /strongest IMF

compared to polyalkenes which only have VDW forces between molecules

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What reactants from terylene (PET)

Benzene -1,4 dicarboxylicacid

Ethane-1,2-diol

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Draw reactants and repeating unit of terylene

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What reactants form nylon 66

Hexanedioic acid

1,6-diaminohexane

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Draw the reactants and repeating unit for nylon 66

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State the reactants which form Kevlar

Benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

Benzene-1,4 diamine

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Draw the reactants and repeating unit for Kevlar

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Give advantages and disadvantages of land fill

+cheap,easy

-decomposes to form methane greenhouse

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Give advantages and disadvantages of burning

+can use to generate heat and electricity

-co2 produced,

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State advantages and disadvantages of recycling

+less CO2,saves raw material

-labour to sort plastic,costs more