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Total cards: 11•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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OPTICAL ISOMERISM

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An example of stereoisomerism in which there is a pair of non-superimposable mirror images of one another, about a chiral centre.

#2
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CHIRAL CENTRE (carbon)

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A carbon atom with four different groups attached.

#3
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CONDENSATION POLYMERISATION

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The joining of monomers with the elimination of a small molecule such as water.

#4
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BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER

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A polymer that breaks down completely into CO2 and H2O.

#5
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DEGRADABLE POLYMER

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A polymer that breaks down into smaller fragments when exposed to light, heat or moisture.

#6
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α-AMINO ACID

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Molecule with general formula RCH(NH2)COOH.

#7
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CHROMATOGRAPHY

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An analytical technique that separates components in a mixture between a mobile phase and a stationary phase.

#8
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MOBILE PHASE

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The phase which moves in chromatography; a liquid (TLC) or a gas (GC).

#9
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STATIONARY PHASE

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The phase that does not move in chromatography; a solid (TLC) or a liquid on a solid support (GC).

#10
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RETENTION FACTOR, Rf

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distance moved by the component (from base line)/distance moved by solvent front (from base line) used in TLC

#11
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RETENTION TIME

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The time taken from a component to pass from the column inlet to the detector (in GC)