A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/The Polymer Revolution

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The Polymer Revolution is the fifth unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course.

Contents

[edit] Chemical Storylines sections

  • PR1 The start of the revolution
  • PR2 The polythene story
  • PR3 Towards high density polymers
  • PR4 The Teflon man
  • PR5 Dissolving polymers
  • PR6 Polymers that shine in the dark
  • PR7 Summary

[edit] Chemical Ideas sections

  • 3.5 Geometric isomerism
  • 5.3 Forces between molecules: temporary and permanent dipoles
  • 5.4 Forces between molecules: hydrogen bonding
  • 5.5 The structure and properties of polymers: Part 1
  • 12.2 Alkenes
  • 13.2 Alcohols and ethers (revision)
  • 13.4a The -OH group in alcohols

[edit] Activities

  • PR1 Some important polymers: introductory data
  • PR2 Making poly(phenylethene) (Optional extension)
  • PR3 Using spaghetti to model polymer structure
  • PR5.1 Deflecting jets
  • PR5.2 Viscosity in alcohols
  • PR5.3 Now you see it...
  • PR5.4 Making ‘slime’
  • PR5.5 Oxidation of alcohols
  • PR6 Poly(pyrrole) - a conducting polymer
  • PR7 Check your notes on The Polymer Revolution

[edit] External links

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