A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/The Polymer Revolution
The Polymer Revolution is the fifth unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course.
Chemical Storylines sections edit
- 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 outdo nature
- PR7 Summary
Chemical Ideas sections edit
- 3.4 E/Z isomerism
- 5.3 Bonds between molecules: temporary and permanent dipoles
- 5.4 Bonds between molecules: hydrogen bonding
- 5.6 The structure and properties of polymers
- 6.4 Infrared Spectroscopy
- 12.2 Alkenes
- 13.2 Alcohols and ethers
Activities edit
- 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