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Unit 2 – Day 9
Polymers
Polymers
• Polymers are long chains of smaller molecules joined together. (polymer means many parts).
• The smaller parts are called monomers.
Polymers
• Many things we use are polymers, both natural and synthetic.
NaturalCellulose
Collagen (Hair,Fingernails)
ProteinDNA
SyntheticPlasticsNylon
SpandexKevlar
Polyester
Monomers
• Monomers need to have a structure that can bond on either side in order to allow the chain to continue in both directions.
Monomers
• Examples: Amino acids form protein chains
Polymerization
Condensation Polymerization
• The previous example is called condensation polymerization.
• This is because water is removed as a product every time a bond is made.
• Many polymers are made in this way.
Condensation Example.
• We’ll show the condensation reaction between glucose and fructose.
Addition Polymerization
• Another type of polymerization is addition.• This is the case when the monomer has a
double bond.• The double bond breaks and forms a new
bond that extends the chain.• An example of this is polyethylene plastic.
Addition Example
• Polyethylene
Make Your Own!
• Try the examples on the sheet.• When done, try making silly putty following
the recipe on the lab sheet.• Do NOT use this putty for mischief in your
other classes or we won’t do anything fun ever again. Ever.