Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Polymers.
The breaking of long polymer chains into shorter fragments during the heat and mechanical stress of the recycling process.
Chain scission appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Qualitative Analysis, Hydrocarbons and Polymers, especially Polymers and Recycling Polymers.
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