Monomer

A monomer is a single atom or molecule which is able to join with other monomers to make new substances called polymers.^[1] The words come from the Greek language where mono means "one", poly means "many", and meros means "a part". A feature of monomers is that they have two carbon atoms which are joined, called a carbon double bond.^[1] The double bond allows the monomer to make the long chains of polymers.^[1] There are thousands of different monomers. Examples of monomers include monosaccharide which is simple sugar, glycerol, amino acid and nucleotide.^[2] The most made monomer is ethylene.

Monomer Media

This nylon is formed by condensation polymerization of two monomers, yielding water

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Polymers and Monomers. materialsworldmodules.org (2002). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
↑ Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu (2012). Retrieved 15 March 2012.^{[dead link]}

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[mwm-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Polymers and Monomers. materialsworldmodules.org (2002). Retrieved 15 March 2012.

[2] Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu (2012). Retrieved 15 March 2012.^{[dead link]}

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