Thursday 16 May 2013

5.19 explain that addition polymers are hard to dispose of as their inertness means that they do not easily biodegrade

Polymers are saturated so they don't react. This means they don't decompose easily.

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  1. THEY ARE NONREACTIVE-- = NON-POLAR

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  2. addition polymers such as poly(ethene) are saturated polymers and do not react much. this makes them non bio degradable

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