Addition polymerisation
What Addition polymerisation means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A reaction in which no other molecule is formed, so the repeating unit of the polymer has the same atoms as the monomer.
Many alkene monomers join together to form a long-chain polymer, with no small molecule eliminated.
A process in which the double bond in each monomer opens and the monomers link into a long chain.
Topics that use Addition polymerisation
- Addition polymerisation (AQA GCSE)
- Covalent bonding (AQA GCSE)
- Cracking and alkenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition reaction
- Alkane
- Alkenes
- Bond strength and energy transfer
- Bromine water
- Catalytic cracking
- Covalent bonding
- Cracking
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