Polymer Basics
Petrochemicals are derived from these two natural resources.
What are petroleum and natural gas?
The monomer used to create PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride).
What is vinyl chloride?
This plant-based polymer is found in the cell walls of plants and is a primary component of dietary fibre.
What is cellulose?
Who is Walter White’s partner in cooking meth?
Who is Jesse Pinkman?
The process that breaks down large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller ones, often used to create polymer monomers.
What is gas cracking?
This synthetic polymer is made from hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid in a condensation reaction.
What is nylon?
This type of natural polymer includes nucleotides as its monomers, forming a double-helix structure.
What is DNA?
What is the alias Walter White uses in the drug trade?
What is Heisenberg?
This type of polymerization reaction releases a small molecule, such as water, during the formation of the polymer.
What is condensation polymerization?
One major environmental risk associated with polymer production.
What is pollution?
This natural polymer is produced by silkworms and is known for its strength and use in fabrics.
What is silk?
What colour is the product that Walter cooks up?
What is Blue?
The shorthand notation for Polyvinyl Chloride, a common plastic used in pipes and construction materials.
What is PVC?
This synthetic polymer is widely used for making plastic bags, containers, and bottles, and is produced from the polymerization of the monomer ethylene.
What is polyethylene?
A natural polymer made of amino acid monomers that plays a key role in biological structure and function.
What is protein?
Who is Walter White’s lawyer, known for the phrase “Better Call Saul”?
Who is Saul Goodman?
These types of plastics can be reshaped when heated, unlike their heat-resistant counterparts.
What are thermoplastics?
This specific type of reaction, used in the synthesis of nylon, is classified under this broader category of reactions that include the formation of large molecules with the release of a byproduct.
What is condensation polymerization?
The repeating monomeric unit of this natural polymer includes glucose, commonly found in energy storage for plants.
What is starch?
What does Walter White say to his wife to emphasize his power, ending with, “I am not in danger, Skyler.”?
“I am the danger, I am the one who knocks?”