Edexcel GCSE Chemistry · 1CH0
Specification 9.22C · Paper 2
Revise: Condensation PolymersIt shows the essential change: an ester link forms and water is eliminated.
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GCSE Chemistry · key term
The connection formed when a carboxylic acid group reacts with an alcohol group.
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Specification 9.22C · Paper 2
Revise: Condensation PolymersIt shows the essential change: an ester link forms and water is eliminated.
When explaining why a polyester is a condensation polymer, state both defining features: monomers join to form a polymer and a small molecule, water, is eliminated each time an ester link forms.
Recognise an ester link as within the polymer chain; do not confuse it with an alcohol group or a carboxylic acid group.
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