Carbon chemistry
Natural Polymers
Polymer Structure
Plastics
Periodic Table
100
The number of bonds carbon can form.
What is 4?
100
Three examples of natural polymers.
What are DNA, latex, protein, carbohydrates, cellulose, starch, silk, cotton, wood, etc.
100
The three polymer structures.
What are linear, branched/cross-linked, and ring?
100
Two examples of synthetic polymers.
What are nylon, rubber, tires, plastic...
100
Carbon is considered this, because it is located on the right side of the periodic table.
What is... a nonmetal?
200
Carbon belongs to this family (what number)
What is group IVA?
200
This natural polymer is made of glucose monomers, but we do not wear it.
What are carbohydrates such as starch?
200
This polymer structure is the most stretchy.
What is linear?
200
Definition of tensile strength.
What is the strength of a plastic to resist ripping and pulling apart when tension force is applied.
200
What the roman numeral next to the A, on top of each column tells you.
What is the number of valence electrons.
300
The type of bonds carbon forms; also the type of bonds in polymers.
What is covalent?
300
An example of a huge natural polymer made of billions of monomers. This molecule contains all the genetic instructions of living organisms.
What is DNA?
300
This polymer structure was formed accidently when natural latex caught fire, causing the linear branches to join together.
What is branched OR cross-linked
300
Two reasons using plastics is harmful.
What are killing marine animals, filling landfills, toxic when burned, hard to dispose off, do not biodegrade...
300
Number of valence electrons in Carbon.
What is four?
400
Almost all organic compounds contain this.
What is Carbon?
400
The monomer that protein polymers are made of.
What are amino acids?
400
This polymer structure is strong.
What is branched?
400
An advantage of using plastic to make things. HINT: think of the 7 properties of plastics
What is lighter, cheaper, doesn't react, lasts long, less dense, can be shaped or molded, etc...
400
The 4 elements that belong to the same family as Carbon.
What are Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead?
500
Plastics are made from this source of carbon.
What is oil? or petroleum.
500
This natural polymer is the most abundant carbon compound on earth, because it is found in plants. Unfortunately, humans can not digest it.
What is cellulose?
500
Difference in polymer structure (how the atoms are arranged) results in different....
What are characteristics or properties?
500
Synthetic polymer used to make bullet proof vests.
What is Kevlar?
500
The way to calculate the number of neutrons.
What is subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass?
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