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Summary Mind maps for polymerisation for Cambridge IGCSE and O/L students

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The Mind maps provide the concise summary of 1. concept of polymers 2. addition polymers 3. condensation polymers 4. pollution of synthetic pollution and solutions.

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  • October 15, 2024
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  • polymers
  • addition polymers
  • condensation polymers
  • bio polymers
  • synthetic polymers
  • ester link
  • amide link
  • polyester
  • nylon
  • environmental pollution
  • polyethene
  • polypropene
  • pvc

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Mind maps for Cambridge IGCSE, (9-1) and O/L organic chemistry.


Mind map for polymerisation
Types of polymers Chemical reactions to form
Natural polymers- Naturally Polymers
found in living organisms. The monomers are covalently
Example: bonded to adjacent unit to form
natural rubber, starch, glycogen, the long chain of polymer can be
protein and lipid. Polymers
A polymer is a substance which by
consists of very large number of 1. addition polymerisation
Synthetic polymers- artificially The monomers are unsaturated
manufactured by chemical molecules.
molecules ( contains C=C )
Reactions. They and not of hydrocarbons or any
biodegradable. The polymer can be considered
as a macromolecule. unsaturated organic molecules.
Example: Polythene, They break the double bond
polyvinylchloride and nylon. and join together. The monomers
The simplest unit molecule that
forms the polymer is known as a join together same.
Some polymers are formed by
repeating the same monomer Monomer.
2. condensation polymerisation
and are called homopolymers. The monomers joins at their
Eg: polythene, polytetrafloroethene The process of joining monomers
to form long chains of functional groups, they lose small
and polypropene molecules like water to form
Some polymers are formed by macromolecule is called
polymerisation. unique linkage between
joining different monomers and monomers..
are called The monomers which join together
copolymers. can be same or different.
Eg: Nylon and polyester


Difference between addition and condensation polymers

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