Portage Learning || 219 Organic Chemistry Exam || Module 8 Questions And Verified Answers

Portage Learning || 219 Organic Chemistry Exam || Module 8 Questions And Verified Answers Polymer - Correct Answer large molecule made by repetitive linking of smaller units (monomers) Macromolecule - Correct Answer very large molecule composed of thousands of covalently bonded atoms (ex: polymer) 1. natural (in nature) 2. synthetic (in lab) - Correct Answer two ways polymers are made rubber, carbs: starch & cellulose, proteins, nucleic acids DNA, RNA - Correct Answer natural polymers nylon, teflon, styrofoam, polyethylene, Dacron, - Correct Answer synthetic polymers 1. method of formation 2. final composition 3. stereochemical orientation - Correct Answer 3 main ways to differentiate polymers 1. chain-growth 2. step-growth - Correct Answer Two classifications of Synthetic polymers addition polymers - Correct Answer chain growth polymers are also know as: made by addition of one monomer unit to another in a repetitive pattern - Correct Answer How are chain growth polymers made? chain growth polymerization - Correct Answer A polymerization involving sequential addition to monomers that are unsaturated (C=C) or have some