Design and Technology GCSE
Linear Polymer Chains
What Linear Polymer Chains means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Linear Polymer Chains
Long chains of molecules held together by weak forces, allowing them to slide past each other when heated.
Topics that use Linear Polymer Chains
- The categorisation of the types, properties and structure of thermoforming and thermosetting polymers (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Linear Polymer Chains in the exam
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