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7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers

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Two students are discussing polymers.

Student 1 says: 'The repeating unit of every polymer contains the same atoms as its monomer.'

a.

Explain why student 1 is only partly correct.

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Student 2 says: 'A molecule with only one OH\text{OH}OH group could be used as a monomer in condensation polymerisation.' Give the reason why student 2 is wrong.

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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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