Chemistry GCSE
Elimination of small molecules
What Elimination of small molecules means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A small molecule, commonly water, is lost at each link formed as a new covalent bond forms between monomer units.
Topics that use Elimination of small molecules
- Condensation polymerisation (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Chain growth
- Condensation polymerisation
- Functional groups
- Monomer structure
- Repeating unit
- Repeating units
- Condensation reactions
- Ester links
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