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Summary of Polymers for Chemistry A2 Unit 2 CCEA GCE

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Polymer a largemoleculeconsisting ofmanyrepeating monomerunitsjoinedtogether
Monomer a smallmoleculejoiningtogethertoform a longchain polymer



Condensation polymerisation


polymer polymersformedbythe elimination
Condensation
ofsmall molecules such as water
hydrogen chloridewhenmonomers bond together


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