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A polymer is a large molecule made up of repeating units. These units are called monomers. In a polymer, monomers may be both identical or non identical. In polyamide, as the name suggests, the monomers are amides and it is a polymer.
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What is the difference between Poly-amine paint and Poly-amide paint?
Poly-amines are more durable, poly-amides are more resistant to moisture.
Is polysaccharide a monomer or a polymer?
As the prefix poly- might indicate a polysaccharide is a polymer.
Poly vinyl chloride element or mixture?
poly vinyl chloride is a polymer made by polmerisation of vinyl chloride.
What type of compound is a polyamide?
A polyamide is the type of compound that would be classified as a polymer. Specifically, it is a polymer containing monomers of amides which are joined by peptide bonds. Natural examples are proteins and artificial examples are nylons.
10 different names of thermo plastic?
polythene polyethylene polypropylene polyester poly amides polyacrylate polyvinyl polyurethanes polysulphones polyarylates
Is teflon plastic?
Yes it is a thermoplastic polymer PTFE - poly tetra fluoro ethylene.
What is PCTFE?
PCTFE is poly chlorotrifluoroehtylene or (CClF-CF2)n. It is a polymer, with properties similar to that of PTFE or poly tetrafluoroethylene or teflon or (CF2-CF2)n.
What are large compounds that are composed of many smaller molecular subunits?
The answer would be polymers (poly meaning many).
How are monomer and polymer related to one and many?
Mono means one. Poly means many.
What is biodegradable polymer?
A polymer that is degradable by bacteria is called a bio-degradable Polymer. Biodegradable polymers are used in medical devices to avoid a second operation to remove them. Poly-Beta-HydroxyButyrate-CO-Beta-HydroxyValerate is an example of Bio-degradable Polymer.
How do you differentiate a mono dispersed system from a poly dispersed system?
Mw/Mn=1 Mono disperse Polymer sample consisting of molecules all of which have the same chain length Mw/Mn>1 Poly disperse Polymer consisting of molecules with the variety of chain length.
What is the material on water pipes?
water pipes are almost always made of a polymer PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)... it is a linear polymer with 1-chloro ethene as its repeating unit...
