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7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers

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The table gives the functional groups in four compounds. Which pair of compounds could react together to produce a polyester?

Table: The functional groups in four compounds

CompoundFunctional groups
Ptwo -OH\text{-OH}-OH groups
Qone -OH\text{-OH}-OH group
Rtwo -COOH\text{-COOH}-COOH groups
Sone -NH2\text{-NH}_2-NH2​ group and one -COOH\text{-COOH}-COOH group
[1]
A

P and Q

B

P and R

C

Q and R

D

R and S

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7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers Questions

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  3. /7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers

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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