Chemistry: Atoms First
Chemistry: Atoms First
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259638138
Author: Julia Burdge, Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Polymers
Polymers are naturally occurring or synthetically produced large molecules or compounds which are made up of series of repeating units called monomers. They are joined together by chemical bonds. The term polymer is coined from Greek roots meaning 'many …
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.75QP
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Monomers for the polymer should be identified.

Concept introduction:

Monomer

A molecule that can be bonded to other repeated subunits to form a polymer.

Polymer

A polymer is a huge molecule, composed by other identical molecules.

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Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 23.1WECh. 23.2 - Prob. 1PPACh. 23.2 - Prob. 1PPBCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1PPCCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.2WECh. 23.2 - Give the systematic IUPAC name for each of the...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 2PPBCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2PPCCh. 23.2 - Write the name of the following compound. (a)...Ch. 23.2 - Write the name of the following compound. (a)...
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 23.2.3SRCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.2.4SRCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.2.5SRCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.2.6SRCh. 23.3 - Prob. 23.3WECh. 23.3 - Prob. 3PPACh. 23.3 - Prob. 3PPBCh. 23.3 - Prob. 3PPCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 23.4WECh. 23.3 - Prob. 4PPACh. 23.3 - Prob. 4PPBCh. 23.3 - Prob. 4PPCCh. 23.3 - Prob. 23.3.1SRCh. 23.3 - Prob. 23.3.2SRCh. 23.3 - Which of the following pairs of species are...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 23.3.4SRCh. 23.5 - Prob. 23.5WECh. 23.5 - Prob. 5PPBCh. 23.5 - Prob. 5PPCCh. 23.5 - Prob. 23.5.1SRCh. 23.5 - Prob. 23.5.2SRCh. 23 - Prob. 23.1QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.2QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.3QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.4QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.5QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.6QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.7QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.8QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.9QPCh. 23 - Name each of the following compounds.Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.11QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.12QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.13QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.14QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.15QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.16QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.17QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.18QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.19QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.20QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.21QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.22QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.23QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.24QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.25QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.26QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.27QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.28QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.29QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.30QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.31QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.32QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.33QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.34QPCh. 23 - Fill in the blanks in the given paragraph with the...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.36QPCh. 23 - Draw all possible structural isomers for the...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.38QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.39QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.40QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.41QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.42QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.43QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.44QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.45QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.46QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.47QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.48QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.49QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.50QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.51QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.52QPCh. 23 - (a) Define carbocation. (b) Which of the following...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.54QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.55QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.56QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.57QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.58QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.59QPCh. 23 - Consider the following reactions of butanal. In...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.61QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.62QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.63QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.64QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.65QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.66QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.67QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.68QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.69QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.70QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.71QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.72QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.73QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.74QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.75QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.76QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.77QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.78QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.79QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.80QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.81QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.82QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.83QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.84QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.85QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.86QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.87QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.88QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.89QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.90QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.91QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.92QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.93QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.94QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.95QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.96QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.97QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.98QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.99QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.100QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.101QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.102QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.103QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.104QPCh. 23 - Prob. 23.105QP
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