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What is a polymer?
A polymer is a type of substance or material consisting of macromolecules. (2)
A polymer is a type of macromolecule with a repeating unit called a monomer throughout the molecular structure. (1)
A polymer forms from the polymerization of monomers. (1)
What are types of polymers?
low density polyetheylene (LDPE) (1)
high density polyethylene (HDPE) (1)
polypropylene (PP) (1)
poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC) (1)
polystyrene (PS) (1)
polyacrylonitrile (PAN, Orion, Acrilan) (1)
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, Teflon) (1)
Poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) (1)
biopolymers
Resources
1. https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-polymer-and-vs-macromolecule/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer
