Chemistry A-Level
Monomer residues and eliminated small molecules
What Monomer residues and eliminated small molecules means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The –OH from the acid and the –H from the diol or amine are removed at each joining point, and the eliminated atoms are never left inside the unit.
Topics that use Monomer residues and eliminated small molecules
- Polyesters and polyamides (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid hydrolysis of esters
- Addition polymerisation
- Amide group formation
- Amide linkage
- Base hydrolysis of esters
- Condensation polymerisation
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol monomers
- Dicarboxylic acid and diol or diamine monomers
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