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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
A small molecule that can join with others to form a polymer.
Used by Edexcel and Eduqas
Specification 4.2.3 · Paper 1
Revise: Polymer Sources and Geographical OriginsSmall molecules called monomers are then chemically joined through polymerisation to form polymers. The resulting materials can be processed into products.
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A small molecule that can join with other monomer molecules to form a polymer.
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The small molecules used to build it are called monomers. During polymerisation, monomers join chemically to form long polymer molecules. Think of individual beads being connected into a long necklace: joining changes separate small units into a much larger structure.
