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Question 19

An alkene monomer contains five carbon atoms and ten hydrogen atoms.

The monomer forms a polymer by addition polymerisation. One polymer molecule contains 12 500 carbon atoms.

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Calculate the number of hydrogen atoms in the polymer molecule.

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b.

Explain whether any other substance is produced when this polymer molecule forms.

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7.3 Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers Questions

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94 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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