Complete revision notes - Synthetic Polymers for EDEXCEL International GCSE(9-1)

The notes include the followings:
• Definitions and concept of synthetic polymers
• Addition polymers
• Drawing the repeat unit of an addition polymer, including poly(ethene), poly(propene), poly(chloroethene) and (poly)tetrafluoroethene
• Deducing the structure of a monomer from the repeat unit of an addition polymer
• Explaining problems in the disposal of addition polymers, including:their inertness and inability to biodegrade and the production of toxic gases when they are burned.
• Condensation polymerisation, in which a dicarboxylic acid reacts with a diol, produces a polyester and water
• Writing the structural and displayed formula of a polyester, showing the repeat unit, given the formulae of the monomers from which it is formed including the reaction of ethanedioic acid and ethanediol
• Learning about biopolyesters