Chemistry GCSE
Chain growth
What Chain growth means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chain growth
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Two functional groups per monomer allow chain growth in two directions, while a monomer with only one functional group would terminate chain growth.
Topics that use Chain growth
- Condensation polymerisation (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Condensation polymerisation
- Functional groups
- Monomer structure
- Repeating unit
- Repeating units
- Condensation reactions
- Elimination of small molecules
- Ester links
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