| What does Condensation Polymerisation Involved? | -This simply has 2 Different Types of Monomers being Involved |
| -Why does Water come out after the Reaction? | -This is because the Bonds that allow the Polymer to form has Atoms being Lost, that Conveniently react to make Water |
| How is a Polyester formed? What gets Lost to make Water here? | -This is when Carboxylic Acid Monomers react with Alcohol Monomers
[Di-Carboxylic + Di-ol]
-The OH from the Carboxylic Acid is Taken Away
-The H from the Alcohol, thats Attached to the Oxygen, is Taken Away |
| How is a Polyamides formed? What gets Lost to make Water here? | -This is when Carboxylic Acid Monomers reacts with Amine Monomers
[Di-Carboxylic + Di-Amine]
-The OH from the Carboxylic Acid is Taken Away
-2 Hydrogens, that is Bonded to Nitrogen, is Taken Away |
| How can you make Nylon-6,6 in a Lab? | -First, mix 1,6-Di-Aminohexan in Water in a Beaker
-In a another Beaker, mix 1,6-Hexanedioyl Di-Chloride in an Organic Solvent
-Pour the Solutions onto Each other, and try to not Mix it, as Nylon is Formed at the Border of the 2 Solutions
-You can Extract the Border Layer using Tweezers and Wrapping it around the Instrument, making a Thread |
| What are the Naturally Occurring Polymers in Biology? | -DNA: A Complex Molecule that contains Genetics
-It has 2 Stands, made from Nucleotides Monomers that Bond via a Polymerisation Reaction.
-It has 4 Different Nucleotide Monomers: A for Adenosine G for Guanosine, C for Cytidine and T for Thymidine
-Amino Acids also can make Polymers, which are known as Proteins [They are Polyamides- They make Water]
-Carbohydrates also make Starch and Cellulose, which again are Polymers |
