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physical science Maturity 9-11

Some things are made of long chains.

Polymer chain SPT.png
Polymer chain SPT.png
These chains are very big. They can be made by people. They can also be in nature. They make things like wood and silk. They are all around us!
DNA animation.gif
DNA animation.gif
Do you see them?

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File:Single Polymer Chains AFM.jpg
Single Polymer Chains AFM.jpg
File:Polymer chain SPT.png
Polymer chain SPT.png
File:Styrene-butadiene chain2.png
Styrene-butadiene chain2.png
File:Polymerization classification ENmod.png
Polymerization classification ENmod.png
File:Styrene radical chain polymerization.jpg
Styrene radical chain polymerization.jpg
File:DNA animation.gif
DNA animation.gif
File:Polystyrene skeletal.svg
Polystyrene skeletal.svg
File:Poly(dimethylsiloxan).svg
Poly(dimethylsiloxan).svg
File:PET.svg
PET.svg
File:Styrol-Butadien-Kautschuk.svg
Styrol-Butadien-Kautschuk.svg
File:Polymerstruktur-linear.svg
Polymerstruktur-linear.svg
File:Polymerstruktur-verzweigt.svg
Polymerstruktur-verzweigt.svg

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