CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Polymerisation
A section of a polymer is shown below.
Compare the type of polymerisation reaction that produces this polymer with the type of polymerisation that produces poly(ethene) from ethene. In your answer, refer to the monomers, the atoms lost, and the bonding in the polymer.
5 marks, so the mark scheme is looking for about 5 separate creditworthy points. Making the same point twice in different words earns it once.
Compare means: Give similarities or differences between two things, and say which side each point belongs to. Write each point as a pair, for example: A is X, whereas B is Y. Two separate descriptions rarely earn the marks.
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