1.1 monomers and polymers

What are monomers and polymers

  • Monomers - smaller, repeating molecules from which larger molecules/ polymers are made

  • Polymers - molecules made from many identical molecules/ monomers

What happens in a condensation reaction

  • 2 molecules join together

  • Forming a chemical bond

  • Releasing a water molecule

What happens in a hydrolysis reaction

  • 2 molecules separated

  • Breaking a chemical bond Releasing

  • Using a water molecule

3 examples of monomers

  1. Nucleotide

  2. Monosaccharide (e.g glucose)

  3. Amino acid

3 examples of polymers

  1. Polynucleotide (DNA or RNA)

  2. Polysaccharide (e.g starch)

  3. Polypeptide (protein)