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7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers

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Poly(ethene) is made by addition polymerisation. Polyesters are made by condensation polymerisation.

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Give two differences between addition polymerisation and condensation polymerisation.

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Explain why the repeating unit of a polyester does not contain all of the atoms of its monomers.

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7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers Questions

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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers, covering 7.3.1 Addition polymerisation, 7.3.2 Condensation polymerisation, 7.3.3 Amino acids, and 7.3.4 DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and other naturally occurring polymers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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