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Joining alkene monomers

Joining alkene monomers

Ethene molecules with carbon-carbon double bonds joining to form a long poly(ethene) chain containing carbon-carbon single bonds

Addition polymerisation joins many small monomer molecules to make one long polymer molecule. The monomers must contain a carbon-carbon double bond, C=C\text{C}=\text{C}C=C, so they are alkenes.

6.2.5 Addition polymerisation and repeat units Lesson

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  3. /6.2.5 Addition polymerisation and repeat units

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Chemistry 6.2.5 Addition polymerisation and repeat units. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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