Lesson Flashcards: Polymerization

A chemical that can be formed from similar chemical units (monomers) that join together

A chemical unit that can combine with itself or similar units to form a chain

Molecules containing two alcohol groups

A polymer that can form from the combination of monomers without the formation of byproducts

A polymer that can form from monomers with the production of a small-molecule byproduct

Molecules containing two carboxylic acid groups

A polymer made using ester linkages

A polymer that can be made from two or more different monomers