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POLYMER

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MEANING OF POLYMER

Long molecule chain that contain a

small unit call monomers

What is polymer?

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UNIT OF POLYMER

The simple molecules that may

ecome structural units are

themsel!es calle" monomers

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# types o$ polymer 

NATURAL SYNTHETIC

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NATURAL POLYMER

Polymer that occur in nature%

Many polymers occur in nature& suchas sil'& cellulose& natural ruer&starch& an" proteins%

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E(ample o$ natural polymer 

RUBBER MEAT

WOOD

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)tarch is important ecause *e eat it+

)tarch is $oun" in potatoes& an" in

grains such as corn an" *heat% )tarch

is ma"e up o$ glucose repeat units%

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REPEAT UNIT OF )TAR,-

Glucose structure

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. ,ellulose is one o$ many

polymers $oun" in nature%

. /oo"& paper& an" cotton allcontain cellulose% ,ellulose is an

e(cellent $ier%. /oo"& cotton& an" hemp rope

are all ma"e o$ $irous cellulose%

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REPEAT UNIT OF ,ELLULO)E

Glucose structure

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Ruer 

Natural rubber is, naturally a natural

polymer also, made from just arbon

and !ydro"en#