WASSCE Chemistry · Organic Chemistry & Applied
Polymers and Plastics
Addition and condensation polymerisation, common polymers, and the plastics problem.
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2 lessons · 14 min
- 1Polymers: addition and condensation polymerisation7 minFree7 minFree
1 worked example · 1 diagram
- 2Plastics, rubber and fibres: uses and disposal7 min Plan7 min Plan
- Thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics
- Properties of plastics
- Rubber
- Fibres
- Disposing of plastic waste
1 worked example · 1 diagram
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