Basic structure of polymers, Chemistry

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Q.Illustrate the Basic structure of polymers?

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Polymers are large organic compounds made of regularly repeating units.

Plastics are made of polymers.

Polymers are also found in living things. DNA and proteins are examples of polymers.

A simple polymerization reaction is the reaction of many ethylenes to make polyethylene. Notice that the basic unit is ethylene ( -CH2-CH2- ).

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Starches and cellulose are natural polymers called carbohydrates. The basic units of carbohydrates are sugars such as glucose and fructose.

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Starch and cellulose are polymers of glucose. Sucrose is made of one unit of glucose and one unit of fructose:

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