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Yes. That is why they are called polymers. The prefix "poly-" means many. A polymer is made from many monomers.
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What is made out of synthetic polymers?
Synthetic polymers are chemicals made by rearranging the structure of existing molecules, especially large molecules containing carbon. The molecular chains (monomers) that make up organic molecules can be artifically strung together to create materials such as plastics, neoprene rubber, nylon and rayon.Synthetic polymers are man-made mega-molecules. Examples of modern and revolutionary synthetic polymers include DuPont pioneering Nylon and Dacron fibers.
What smaller organic molecule are proteins are chains of?
Proteins are polymers made naturally. The monomers of protein are amino acids. Large number of amino acids are bond to form proteins.
Why are proteins classified as polymers?
A protein is a chain of amino acids. Polymers are a series of repeated single units, or monomers. In this particular case, amino acid is the monomer and as a chain, it forms protein. Simple enough? -Lys0girl
Why are monomers important to polymers?
Monomers are smaller molecules which, connected by covalent chemical bonds, link together to form huge polymer molecules. These molecules tend to be very strong, and are found in substances such as plastics. Remember: mono=1, poly=many
Can lipids be polymers?
Lipids tend to be large, single molecules with no obvious repeating pattern. They are very important as macromolecules in the life sciences. Polymers which are repeating chains of monomers include carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids. Lipids are macromolecules that do not repeat. Ester linkages formed through dehydration Carbohydrates, Proteins and Nucleic Acids are polymers that repeat Cabohydrate glycosidic linkages formed through dehydration.
What is organic compounds made of long chains of smaller molecules joined together to make large molecules?
polymers
What are large molecules made up of smaller molecules?
The answer is polymer. Could also be referring to Macromolecule
Are all polymers made of smaller molecules?
Basically yes.
Very large molecules that are made of a chain of many smaller molecules are called?
Polymers.
Long chain-like molecule made of repeating units?
Molecules consisting of chains of repeating units are called polymers. Polymers are made up of smaller molecules that join to form these larger molecules. Examples of polymers include starch and nylon.
What very large organic compound made up of chains of smaller molecules?
A very large organic compound made up of chains of smaller molecules is a polymer.
Explain why proteins are considered polymers but lipids are not?
Proteins are made of amino acid chains. The repitition closely resembles the repeating unit, the monomer, from polymers. Lipids are made of trigyclerides and fatty acids, much smaller molecules than the protein, which is a macromolecule.
A Large compound formed by joining smaller compounds?
These are called polymers. They are made by a large number of monomers bond together. These polymers are macro molecules.
Is DNA longer or shorter than rna?
Since both proteins and DNA are polymers (molecules arranged like chains made up of smaller molecules called monomers), their sizes cannot be compared. However, the monomer of DNA (called a nucleic acid) is smaller than the monomer of a protein (called an amino acid)
What forms of plastics can be bought?
Plastic is a general term describing many thousands of different chemical compounds, most of which are polymers - hydrocarbon chains (organic molecules) made of many smaller chains put together. They come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and colours, and are used to make almost everything we use today.
A very large organic molecule made up of chains of smaller molecules is called?
condensation
Is polymer chains made of large molecules?
This is a valid statement, however it requires a little mind bending. Large organic molecules essentially are linked polymers to create a monomer. However, traditionally monomers are considered to be molecules that link easily in a chain and polymers are the chain, so in that way, this statement could be considered incorrect.
