Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781259911156
Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 25.1QP
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The monomer, polymer, homopolymer and copolymer should be defined.

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Monomer:  It is a molecule that can be bonded to other repeated subunits to form a polymer.

Example of Monomers are Monosaccharides (simple sugars), Amino-acids, Nucleotides.

Polymer: A polymer is a huge molecule, composed by other identical molecules.

Examples of Polymers are Polysaccharides, Polypeptides, Nucleic acids.

Homopolymer: Homopolymer is made from identical monomer units.

When two or more different monomers unite together to polymerize, the product is called a copolymer and the process is called copolymerization

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