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10 Cards in this Set
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The basic building block of a polymer is called a _________.
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Monomer
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Polymers can be ______ and ______.
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Natural, synthetic
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Small molecules used to synthesize the polymetric chain
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Monomer
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Large molecules made up of long chains of atoms covalently bonded together
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Polymer
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They involve thousands of atoms, and their molecular masses can reach over a million
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Macromolecules
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The branch of chemistry devoted to the study of carbon compounds
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Organic Chemistry
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Polymer chains can be arranged ________, ______, randomly!
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H-H; H-T
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Polymers can be _________ and __________!
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branched; linear
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Polymers can have ____________ pendant groups.
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different
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LDPE, HDPE, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polypropylene, and polyethylene terephthalate are what?
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The Big Six
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