Chemistry GCSE
Repeating unit
What Repeating unit means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The part of the polymer shown with bonds extending from the carbon atoms to indicate continuation of the chain, containing the same atoms as the monomer.
The part of a condensation polymer that contains the atoms of the monomers minus the atoms lost as small molecules.
The part of a polymer that must have the same atoms as the monomer, shown with single bonds and extension bonds.
Topics that use Repeating unit
- Addition polymerisation (AQA GCSE)
- Condensation polymerisation (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition polymerisation
- Chain growth
- Condensation polymerisation
- Functional groups
- monomer
- Monomer structure
- Repeating units
- addition polymer
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