Polymer structure
What Polymer structure means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Polymer molecules are long chains, so many intermolecular forces act along each chain, and heating weakens the forces between chains so the chains can slide while the covalent bonds within the chains remain intact.
Most DNA molecules are made of two polymer chains, each formed from repeating monomer units.
Topics that use Polymer structure
- DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and other naturally occurring polymers (AQA GCSE)
- Polymers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Macromolecules
- Complementary base pairing
- Covalent bonding
- Intermolecular forces
- Polymers
- Repeating units
- Structure and properties
- Structure recognition
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