Self Assessment Checklist
| Macromolecules | I can do this! | |
| (a) | Describe macromolecules as large molecules built up from small units, different macromolecules having different units and/or different linkages. | |
| (b) | Describe the formation of poly(ethene) as an example of addition polymerisation of ethene as the monomer. | |
| (c) | State some uses of poly(ethene) as a typical plastic, e.g. plastic bags; clingfilm. | |
| (d) | Deduce the structure of the polymer product from a given monomer and vice versa. | |
| (e) | Describe nylon, a polyamide, and Terylene, a polyester, as condensation polymers, the partial structure of nylon being represented as
and the partial structure of Terylene as
(Details of manufacture and mechanisms of these polymerisations are not required) |
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| (f) | State some typical uses of man-made fibres such as nylon and Terylene, e.g. clothing; curtain materials; fishing line; parachutes; sleeping bags. | |
| (g) | Describe the pollution problems caused by the disposal of non-biodegradable plastics. | |
