Chemistry A-Level
Addition polymerisation of alkenes
What Addition polymerisation of alkenes means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Alkene monomers are joined through the C=C double bond, so the polymer backbone is a continuous chain of two-carbon units.
Topics that use Addition polymerisation of alkenes
- Alkenes (OCR A-Level)
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