A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/The Polymer Revolution

The Polymer Revolution is the fifth unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course.

Chemical Storylines sections

 * PR1 The start of the revolution
 * PR2 The polythene story
 * PR3 Towards high density polymers
 * PR4 The Teflon man
 * PR5 Dissolving polymers
 * PR6 Polymers that outdo nature
 * PR7 Summary

Chemical Ideas sections

 * 3.4 E/Z isomerism
 * 5.3 Bonds between molecules: temporary and permanent dipoles
 * 5.4 Bonds between molecules: hydrogen bonding
 * 5.6 The structure and properties of polymers
 * 6.4 Infrared Spectroscopy
 * 12.2 Alkenes
 * 13.2 Alcohols and ethers

Activities

 * PR1 Some important polymers: introductory data 
 * PR2 Making poly(phenylethene) (Optional extension)
 * PR3 Using spaghetti to model polymer structure 
 * PR5.1 Deflecting jets
 * PR5.2 Viscosity in alcohols
 * PR5.3 Now you see it...
 * PR5.4 Making ‘slime’
 * PR5.5 Oxidation of alcohols
 * PR6 Poly(pyrrole) - a conducting polymer
 * PR7 Check your notes on The Polymer Revolution