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combInuLIons oI muny smuII moIecuIes.
W SmuII moIecuIes LIuL combIne Lo Iorm ure
cuIIed 24342078.
W !42078,943 Is u process oI
combInIng monomers o Iorm u Iong cIuIn
oI moIecuIes.
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A polymer LhaL occurs naLurally and normally
made by llvlng organlsms
Natura| po|ymer Monomers (sma|| mo|ecu|es)
8ubber lsoprene
Cellulose Clucose
SLarch Clucose
roLeln Amlno acld
laL laLLy aclds and glycerol
nuclelc acld nucleoLldes
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W ,anmade polymers LhaL are produced from
chemlcal compounds Lhrough po|ymer|sat|on
W Lypes of polymerlsaLlon
a) AddlLlon polymerlsaLlon
b) CondensaLlon polymerlsaLlon
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Name of po|ymers ropert|es Uses
olyeLhylene
(polyLhene)
uurablellghLlmpermeablelnerL Lo
chemlcalseaslly melLedlnsulaLor
Shopplng bagsplasLlc cups and
plaLesLoys
olypropylene
(polypropene)
uurablellghLlmpermeablelnerL Lo
chemlcalseaslly
melLedlnsulaLorcan be moulded
and coloured
8oLLlesfurnlLurebaLLery
caslngplpesLoys
olyvlnyl chlorlde
(polycloroeLhene)
Low sofLenlng
LemperaLuredurableelasLlc
can be coloured
lpesplpe flLLlngswlre and cable
caslng
ralncoaLsfooLwearbags
olysLyrene PeaL lnsulaLor
llghLcan be moulded
lmpermeable
ulsposable cups and
plaLespackaglng
maLerlalsLoysheaL lnsulaLors
perspex 1ransparenLsLrongllghL 8eplacemenL for glasslenses and
opLlcal flbres
1eflon uurablenonsLlckchemlcally
lnerLsLronglmpermeable
CoaLlng for nonsLlck panselecLrlcal
lnsulaLors
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Monomer o|ymer
(a) Apldlc acld and hexanedlamlne nylon
(b)14dlcarboxylbenzene and eLhene1
dlol
1erylene
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@ypes of po|ymer Use
olyLhene ,ake buckesplasLlc bagsralncoaLsfllmsbowlsand
rubblsh blns
olyvlnyl chlorlde (vC) ,ake waLer plpeselecLrlc cabelsmaLsvlnyl records
and cloLhes hanger
olypropene ,ake ropesboLLleschalrdrlnk cansand carpeLs
erspex ,ake car wlndscreensalrplane wlndow panes and
specLacle lenses (opLlcal lnsLrumenLs)
nylon ,ake ropescurLalnsLocklngs and cloLhes
olysLryene ,ake packlng boxesbuLLonsand noLlceboards
1erylene ,ake LexLlle lLems such as cloLhes and cloLhs
Natura| compounds that have
been rep|aced by synthet|c
po|ymers
@he advantages of synthet|c po|ymers
compared to natura| compounds
CoLLon and sllk SLrongermore durablewlhsLands
dlrLsand does noL wrlnkle easlly
paper WaLer proofdoes no wrlnkle or Lear easlly
Llmber uoes noL roL easlly
meLal LlghLerdoes noL corrode easllymore
easlly forged and coloured
Class and ceramlc uoes noL break easlly
,arble(rock) Cheaper