Polymer
Leaving Cert Chemistry · Matter in Our World
Higher Level
A very large molecule built by joining many small repeating units, called monomers, into a long chain. Poly(ethene) is formed when many ethene molecules add to one another without losing any atoms.
Ordinary Level
A very long molecule made by joining many small molecules, called monomers, into a chain. Plastics are polymers.
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