Polymer a largemoleculeconsisting ofmanyrepeating monomerunitsjoinedtogether
Monomer a smallmoleculejoiningtogethertoform a longchain polymer
Condensation polymerisation
polymer polymersformedbythe elimination
Condensation
ofsmall molecules such as water
hydrogen chloridewhenmonomers bond together
Polyesters
theinertia Finishes P
benzene
it aiiii gucaciaemane1,2 aid LTips
no Engine ii o n
fo.ir Eo
polyethyleneterephthalate
i
PET
fneaisns
Ofuse a diacylchloride
iii
a
o
i.io
II nine
00
Whywould a diacylchloride be usedinstead of a C A
morereactive
betteryield
more reactive
HCl is gaseous making an more difficulttoreverse
Uses
ofPET
barrier
against movement gases
good
semirigid light l transparent
of thereforeusedinplastic
bottles
treatedwithmetal toforminsulatingsheeting
used tomake blishpackets thattabletscomein go.ie E o o i con
4Ngaon
Hydrolysis
of polyesters
easily hydrolysised bydiluteacidsalkalis 2 nato cfona Ho f on
polyesterattachedreadily butmuchslowerbydiluteacids 242
a polymerwhich canbe hydrolysed bytheaction
Biodegradable polymer
ofmicroorganisms
Monomer a smallmoleculejoiningtogethertoform a longchain polymer
Condensation polymerisation
polymer polymersformedbythe elimination
Condensation
ofsmall molecules such as water
hydrogen chloridewhenmonomers bond together
Polyesters
theinertia Finishes P
benzene
it aiiii gucaciaemane1,2 aid LTips
no Engine ii o n
fo.ir Eo
polyethyleneterephthalate
i
PET
fneaisns
Ofuse a diacylchloride
iii
a
o
i.io
II nine
00
Whywould a diacylchloride be usedinstead of a C A
morereactive
betteryield
more reactive
HCl is gaseous making an more difficulttoreverse
Uses
ofPET
barrier
against movement gases
good
semirigid light l transparent
of thereforeusedinplastic
bottles
treatedwithmetal toforminsulatingsheeting
used tomake blishpackets thattabletscomein go.ie E o o i con
4Ngaon
Hydrolysis
of polyesters
easily hydrolysised bydiluteacidsalkalis 2 nato cfona Ho f on
polyesterattachedreadily butmuchslowerbydiluteacids 242
a polymerwhich canbe hydrolysed bytheaction
Biodegradable polymer
ofmicroorganisms
