How are polymers formed?
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Polymers are formed by the ionic bonds of monomers in chain-like pattern that repeats itself over again many times. Some polymers are classified as linear polymers which are polymers that have an exact beginning-to-end pattern to it and can be traced directly. Other follow more of a tree like pattern which are called branched polymers that have monomer stands coming out of the chain-like “
backbone” and cannot be traced beginning to end. In the 1920’s Hermann Staudinger discovered
compounds of molecular substances that had molecular weights over a few thousand. Many scientists doubted this theory until more and more research was found and more and more polymers were found and modified. Chemistry is the most logical explanation of this with many substances used in chemistry are in fact polymers it is easy to see the resemblance. Polymers are formed with the bond of
many compounds repeated constantly over a period of a long chain forming a pattern along the way. By using chemistry skills we can modify polymers to benefit our own good!
backbone” and cannot be traced beginning to end. In the 1920’s Hermann Staudinger discovered
compounds of molecular substances that had molecular weights over a few thousand. Many scientists doubted this theory until more and more research was found and more and more polymers were found and modified. Chemistry is the most logical explanation of this with many substances used in chemistry are in fact polymers it is easy to see the resemblance. Polymers are formed with the bond of
many compounds repeated constantly over a period of a long chain forming a pattern along the way. By using chemistry skills we can modify polymers to benefit our own good!