Chemistry GCSE
monomer
What monomer means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The molecule whose atoms all become part of the polymer chain, with its double bond becoming a single bond in the repeating unit.
An alkene that contains the functional group C=C and from which an addition polymer is formed.
Topics that use monomer
- Addition polymerisation (AQA GCSE)
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