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Describe the shape and structure of DNA
• double helix • 2 polymer strands • 4 nucleotides
Why is it easier to recycle thermosoftening polymers
• they melt • so can be reshaped into new products
Describe: glass fibres and polyester
• glass fibre = reinforcement • polyester = matrix
name the functional group of ethanediol
alcohol
Equation of additional polymer
n(alkene) –> –(–alkene with double bond broken –)– n
How can different forms of polyethene be formed
• different conditions • under which they are created
why do some polymers not melt when heated
• Strong crosslinks between polymer chains • Too much energy is needed to break them
describe structure of thermosetting polymers
• long chain molecules • with strong covalent bonds between polymer chains