Chemistry · GCSE · Bonding & Structure
Drawing polymers and giant covalent structures
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What you need to know
- Polymers are long chains built from many small repeating units called monomers.
- Atoms in the chain are held by strong covalent bonds.
- The forces between chains are fairly strong, so polymers are usually solid at room temperature.
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0:21–3:33Polymers as very large moleculesgcse-chem-5-2-2-5Also coversDrawing polymers and giant covalent structuresgcse-chem-5-2-1-4bHeddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.2/7, Below the standard
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Short Cognito GCSE lesson on what polymers are and why they are usually solids.
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